Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions

Help remove some of the confusion surrounding the addition and subtraction of radical numbers with this set skills practice problems. Taken straight from the pages of a math text book, this resource provides learners with...

Root for your pupils to learn about roots. Young mathematicians first review the meaning of squares and square roots. They then use this knowledge to simplify square roots of monomials with variables.

So many rules and so little time. Make it easy and provide all the exponent and radical rules in one place as an easy reference guide. All of the properties come with several examples to show how the rules apply to different problems. 

Put on your thinking caps because middle school math has never been more interesting in this huge resource full of thought provoking questions. Written as a newsletter, the resource has 10 two-page newsletters with a variety of...

I can multiply, so why can't I add these radicals? Mathematicians use the distributive property to explain addition of radical expressions. As they learn how to add radicals, they then apply that concept to find the perimeter of...

This worksheet contains a good selection of problems of adding and subtracting rational expressions. There are eight problems. None of the problems have common denominators.  A few are mixed expressions and some require factoring....

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Finishing up his short series on rational expressions, Sal reviews the concept with another example. Those who have a hard time with rational expressions will appreciate the clarity with which Sal explains his process and methodology.

Radical, dude! The resource provides an explanation on how to simplify radical expressions. It makes clear that radical expressions are ones that are strictly numerical but also are algebraic expressions. One of the problem sets...

Color tiles are used to model perfect squares. Alone or in pairs, middle schoolers will find patterns. Afterward, the relationship between perfect squares and roots will be discussed as a whole class.