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9.1: Objectives

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After completing this chapter, you should

Square Root Expressions

  • understand the concept of square root
  • be able to distinguish between the principal and secondary square roots of a number
  • be able to relate square roots and meaningful expressions and to simplify a square root expression

Simplifying Square Root Expressions

  • be able to identify a perfect square
  • be familiar with the product and quotient properties of square roots
  • be able to simplify square roots involving and not involving fractions

Multiplication of Square Root Expressions

  • be able to use the product property of square roots to multiply square roots

Division of Square Root Expressions

  • be able to use the division property of square roots, the method of rationalizing the denominator, and conjugates to divide square roots

Addition and Subtraction of Square Root Expressions

  • understand the process used in adding and subtracting square roots
  • be able to add and subtract square roote

Square Root Equations with Applications

  • be able to recognize square root equations and extraneous solutions
  • be able to solve square root equations

This page titled 9.1: Objectives is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Denny Burzynski & Wade Ellis, Jr. (OpenStax CNX) .

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