Sophia: Simplifying Radicals With Prime Factorization: Lesson 5

It doesn't get simpler than this. Scholars first learn to simplify radicals by determining the prime factors of the radicand. The lesson progresses to simplifying radicals involving algebraic expressions in the radicand.

Problem 15 on the practice SAT (page 657) prompts students to solve a word problem using a number of given constraints. Additional problems involve finding the radius of a circle (given the radius of a smaller circle) and prime...

This lesson will demonstrate how to simplify radicals by using prime factorization. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Simplifying Radicals with Prime Factorization."

This lesson will demonstrate how to simplify radicals by using prime factorization. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Simplifying Radicals with Prime Factorization."

This video tutorial demonstrates how to simplify radicals using prime factorization. The lesson includes detailed examples. There is also a self-assessment for learners to check themselves. Video

Students learn how to simplify radicals using prime factorization. The mathematics concept is explored through this video lesson. Video

This lesson will demonstrate how to simplify radicals by using prime factorization. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Simplifying Radicals with Prime Factorization."

This lesson will demonstrate how to simplify radicals by using prime factorization. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Simplifying Radicals with Prime Factorization."

Video uses examples to reinforce understanding of how to solve a problem with prime factorization. [4:38]

This site gives a wonderful explanation of prime factorization including a very helpful table in understanding prime decomposition. Look further down the page to get information on Gaussian primes.