Steps+and+How+To's

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Simplifying Single Radicals
1. Make a factor tree. (Underline the primes.) 2. Circle the "pairs" or factors. 3. Pull out pairs in a "2 for 1" style. 4. Leave all non-pairs in the radical. 5. Simplify in and out. CWC

__Facts__ Square roots of any prime cannot be simplifyiedf further The perfect squares are important 1, 4, 9, 16....

__Multiplication and Division__
Key Phrase In with In & Out with Out

1. Mult/Divide In parts 2. Mult/Divide Out parts 3. Simplify the radical (See above.)

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 * When dealing with division, make sure there is no radical in the denominator.



__Addition and Subtraction__
Key Phrase - Simplify the Radicals, then look for "like terms."