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Chapter 8 Review Exercises

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Chapter Review Exercises

Simplify Expressions with Roots

Exercise 1 Simplify Expressions with Roots

In the following exercises, simplify.

    1. 225
    2. 16
    1. 169
    2. 8
    1. 38
    2. 481
    3. 5243
    1. 3512
    2. 481
    3. 51
Answer

1.

  1. 15
  2. 4

3.

  1. 2
  2. 3
  3. 3
Exercise 2 Estimate and Approximate Roots

In the following exercises, estimate each root between two consecutive whole numbers.

    1. 68
    2. 384
Answer

1.

  1. 8<68<9
  2. 4<384<5
Exercise 3 Estimate and Approximate Roots

In the following exercises, approximate each root and round to two decimal places.

    1. 37
    2. 384
    3. 4125
Answer

1. Solve for yourself

Exercise 4 Simplify Variable Expressions with Roots

In the following exercises, simplify using absolute values as necessary.

    1. 3a3
    2. 7b7
    1. a14
    2. w24
    1. 4m8
    2. 5n20
    1. 121m20
    2. 64a2
    1. 3216a6
    2. 532b20
    1. 144x2y2
    2. 169w8y10
    3. 38a51b6
Answer

1.

  1. a
  2. |b|

3.

  1. m2
  2. n4

5.

  1. 6a2
  2. 2b4

Simplify Radical Expressions

Exercise 5 Use the Product Property to Simplify Radical Expressions

In the following exercises, use the Product Property to simplify radical expressions.

  1. 125
  2. 675
    1. 3625
    2. 6128
Answer

1. 55

3.

  1. 535
  2. 262
Exercise 6 Use the Product Property to Simplify Radical Expressions

In the following exercises, simplify using absolute value signs as needed.

    1. a23
    2. 3b8
    3. 8c13
    1. 80s15
    2. 596a7
    3. 6128b7
    1. 96r3s3
    2. 380x7y6
    3. 480x8y9
    1. 532
    2. 81
    1. 8+96
    2. 2+402
Answer

2.

  1. 4|s7|5s
  2. 2a53a2
  3. 2|b|62b

4.

  1. 2
  2. not real
Exercise 7 Use the Quotient Property to Simplify Radical Expressions

In the following exercises, use the Quotient Property to simplify square roots.

    1. 7298
    2. 32481
    3. 4696
    1. y4y8
    2. 5u21u11
    3. 6v30v12
  1. 300m564
    1. 28p7q2
    2. 381s8t3
    3. 464p15q12
    1. 27p2q108p4q3
    2. 316c5d7250c2d2
    3. 62m9n7128m3n
    1. 80q55q
    2. 362535
    3. 480m745m
Answer

1.

  1. 67
  2. 23
  3. 12

3. 10m23m8

5.

  1. 12|pq|
  2. 2cd52d25
  3. |mn|622

Simplify Rational Exponents

Exercise 8 Simplify Expressions with a1n

In the following exercises, write as a radical expression.

    1. r12
    2. s13
    3. t14
Answer

1.

  1. r
  2. 3s
  3. 4t
Exercise 9 Simplify Expressions with a1n

In the following exercises, write with a rational exponent.

    1. 21p
    2. 48q
    3. 4636r
Answer

1. Solve for yourself

Exercise 10 Simplify Expressions with a1n

In the following exercises, simplify.

    1. 62514
    2. 24315
    3. 3215
    1. (1,000)13
    2. 1,00013
    3. (1,000)13
    1. (32)15
    2. (243)15
    3. 12513
Answer

1.

  1. 5
  2. 3
  3. 2

3.

  1. 2
  2. 13
  3. 5
Exercise 11 Simplify Expressions with amn

In the following exercises, write with a rational exponent.

    1. 4r7
    2. (52pq)3
    3. 4(12m7n)3
Answer

1. Solve for yourself

Exercise 12 Simplify Expressions with amn

In the following exercises, simplify.

    1. 2532
    2. 932
    3. (64)23
    1. 6432
    2. 6432
    3. (64)32
Answer

1.

  1. 125
  2. 127
  3. 16
Exercise 13 Use the Laws of Exponents to Simplify Expressions with Rational Exponents

In the following exercises, simplify.

    1. 652612
    2. (b15)35
    3. w27w97
    1. a34a14a104
    2. (27b23c52b73c12)13
Answer

1.

  1. 63
  2. b9
  3. 1w

Add, Subtract and Multiply Radical Expressions

Exercise 14 add and Subtract Radical Expressions

In the following exercises, simplify.

    1. 7232
    2. 73p+23p
    3. 53x33x
    1. 11b511b+311b
    2. 8411cd+5411cd9411cd
    1. 48+27
    2. 354+3128
    3. 645324320
    1. 80c720c7
    2. 24162r10+4432r10
  1. 375y2+8y48300y2
Answer

1.

  1. 42
  2. 93p
  3. 23x

3.

  1. 73
  2. 732
  3. 345

5. 37y3

Exercise 15 Multiply Radical Expressions

In the following exercises, simplify.

    1. (56)(12)
    2. (2418)(49)
    1. (32x3)(718x2)
    2. (6320a2)(2316a3)
Answer

2.

  1. 126x22
  2. 48a3a2
Exercise 16 Use Polynomial Multiplication to Multiply Radical Expressions

In the following exercises, multiply.

    1. 11(8+411)
    2. 33(39+318)
    1. (327)(547)
    2. (3x5)(3x3)
  1. (27511)(47+911)
    1. (4+11)2
    2. (325)2
  2. (7+10)(710)
  3. (33x+2)(33x2)
Answer

2.

  1. 71227
  2. 3x283x+15

4.

  1. 27+811
  2. 29125

6. 39x24

Divide Radical Expressions

Exercise 17 Divide Square Roots

In the following exercises, simplify.

    1. 4875
    2. 381324
    1. 320mn545m7n3
    2. 316x4y2354x2y4
Answer

2.

  1. 8m43n4
  2. x22y2
Exercise 18 rationalize a One Term Denominator

In the following exercises, rationalize the denominator.

    1. 83
    2. 740
    3. 82y
    1. 1311
    2. 3754
    3. 333x2
    1. 144
    2. 4932
    3. 649x3
Answer

2.

  1. 312111
  2. 3286
  3. 39xx
Exercise 19 Rationalize a Two Term Denominator

In the following exercises, simplify.

  1. 726
  2. 5n7
  3. x+8x8
Answer

1. 7(2+6)2

3. (x+22)2x8

Solve Radical Equations

Exercise 20 Solve Radical Equations

In the following exercises, solve.

  1. 4x3=7
  2. 5x+1=3
  3. 34x1=3
  4. u3+3=u
  5. 34x+52=5
  6. (8x+5)13+2=1
  7. y+4y+2=0
  8. 28r+18=2
Answer

2. no solution

4. u=3,u=4

6. x=4

8. r=3

Exercise 21 Solve Radical Equations with Two Radicals

In the following exercises, solve.

  1. 10+2c=4c+16
  2. 32x2+9x18=3x2+3x2
  3. r+6=r+8
  4. x+1x2=1
Answer

2. x=8,x=2

4. x=3

Exercise 22 Use Radicals in Applications

In the following exercises, solve. Round approximations to one decimal place.

  1. Landscaping Reed wants to have a square garden plot in his backyard. He has enough compost to cover an area of 75 square feet. Use the formula s=A to find the length of each side of his garden. Round your answers to th nearest tenth of a foot.
  2. Accident investigation An accident investigator measured the skid marks of one of the vehicles involved in an accident. The length of the skid marks was 175 feet. Use the formula s=24d to find the speed of the vehicle before the brakes were applied. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Answer

2. 64.8 feet

Use Radicals in Functions

Exercise 23 Evaluate a Radical Function

In the following exercises, evaluate each function.

  1. g(x)=6x+1, find
    1. g(4)
    2. g(8)
  2. G(x)=5x1, find
    1. G(5)
    2. G(2)
  3. h(x)=3x24, find
    1. h(2)
    2. h(6)
  4. For the function g(x)=444x, find
    1. g(1)
    2. g(3)
Answer

2.

  1. G(5)=26
  2. G(2)=3

4.

  1. g(1)=0
  2. g(3)=2
Exercise 24 Find the Domain of a Radical Function

In the following exercises, find the domain of the function and write the domain in interval notation.

  1. g(x)=23x
  2. F(x)=x+3x2
  3. f(x)=34x216
  4. F(x)=4107x
Answer

2. (2,)

4. [710,)

Exercise 25 graph Radical Functions

In the following exercises,

  1. find the domain of the function
  2. graph the function
  3. use the graph to determine the range
  1. g(x)=x+4
  2. g(x)=2x
  3. f(x)=3x1
  4. f(x)=3x+3
Answer

2.

  1. domain: [0,)

  2. The figure shows a square root function graph on the x y-coordinate plane. The x-axis of the plane runs from 0 to 8. The y-axis runs from 0 to 8. The function has a starting point at (0, 0) and goes through the points (1, 2) and (4, 4).
    Figure 8.E.1
  3. range: [0,)

4.

  1. domain: (,)

  2. The figure shows a cube root function graph on the x y-coordinate plane. The x-axis of the plane runs from negative 4 to 4. The y-axis runs from negative 2 to 6. The function has a center point at (0, 3) and goes through the points (negative 1, 2) and (1, 4).
    Figure 8.E.2
  3. range: (,)

Use the Complex Number System

Exercise 26 evaluate the Square Root of a Negative Number

In the following exercises, write each expression in terms of i and simplify if possible.

    1. 100
    2. 13
    3. 45
Answer

Solve for yourself

Exercise 27 Add or Subtract Complex Numbers

In the following exercises, add or subtract.

  1. 50+18
  2. (8-i)+(6+3 i)
  3. (6+i)-(-2-4 i)
  4. (-7-\sqrt{-50})-(-32-\sqrt{-18})
Answer

1. 8 \sqrt{2} i

3. 8+5 i

Exercise \PageIndex{28} Multiply Complex Numbers

In the following exercises, multiply.

  1. (-2-5 i)(-4+3 i)
  2. -6 i(-3-2 i)
  3. \sqrt{-4} \cdot \sqrt{-16}
  4. (5-\sqrt{-12})(-3+\sqrt{-75})
Answer

1. 23+14 i

3. -6

Exercise \PageIndex{29} Multiply Complex Numbers

In the following exercises, multiply using the Product of Binomial Squares Pattern.

  1. (-2-3 i)^{2}
Answer

1. -5-12 i

Exercise \PageIndex{30} Multiply Complex Numbers

In the following exercises, multiply using the Product of Complex Conjugates Pattern.

  1. (9-2 i)(9+2 i)
Answer

Solve for yourself

Exercise \PageIndex{31} divide Complex Numbers

In the following exercises, divide.

  1. \frac{2+i}{3-4 i}
  2. \frac{-4}{3-2 i}
Answer

1. \frac{2}{25}+\frac{11}{25} i

Exercise \PageIndex{32} Simplify Powers of i

In the following exercises, simplify.

  1. i^{48}
  2. i^{255}
Answer

1. 1

Practice Test

Exercise \PageIndex{33}

In the following exercises, simplify using absolute values as necessary.

  1. \sqrt[3]{125 x^{9}}
  2. \sqrt{169 x^{8} y^{6}}
  3. \sqrt[3]{72 x^{8} y^{4}}
  4. \sqrt{\frac{45 x^{3} y^{4}}{180 x^{5} y^{2}}}
Answer

1. 5x^{3}

3. 2 x^{2} y \sqrt[3]{9 x^{2} y}

Exercise \PageIndex{34}

In the following exercises, simplify. Assume all variables are positive.

    1. 216^{-\frac{1}{4}}
    2. -49^{\frac{3}{2}}
  1. \sqrt{-45}
  2. \frac{x^{-\frac{1}{4}} \cdot x^{\frac{5}{4}}}{x^{-\frac{3}{4}}}
  3. \left(\frac{8 x^{\frac{2}{3}} y^{-\frac{5}{2}}}{x^{-\frac{7}{3}} y^{\frac{1}{2}}}\right)^{\frac{1}{3}}
  4. \sqrt{48 x^{5}}-\sqrt{75 x^{5}}
  5. \sqrt{27 x^{2}}-4 x \sqrt{12}+\sqrt{108 x^{2}}
  6. 2 \sqrt{12 x^{5}} \cdot 3 \sqrt{6 x^{3}}
  7. \sqrt[3]{4}(\sqrt[3]{16}-\sqrt[3]{6})
  8. (4-3 \sqrt{3})(5+2 \sqrt{3})
  9. \frac{\sqrt[3]{128}}{\sqrt[3]{54}}
  10. \frac{\sqrt{245 x y^{-4}}}{\sqrt{45 x^{4} y^{3}}}
  11. \frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{5}}
  12. \frac{3}{2+\sqrt{3}}
  13. \sqrt{-4} \cdot \sqrt{-9}
  14. -4 i(-2-3 i)
  15. \frac{4+i}{3-2 i}
  16. i^{172}
Answer

1.

  1. \frac{1}{4}
  2. -343

3. x^{\frac{7}{4}}

5. -x^{2} \sqrt{3 x}

7. 36 x^{4} \sqrt{2}

9. 2-7 \sqrt{3}

11. \frac{7 x^{5}}{3 y^{7}}

13. 3(2-\sqrt{3})

15. -12+8i

17. -i

Exercise \PageIndex{35}

In the following exercises, solve.

  1. \sqrt{2 x+5}+8=6
  2. \sqrt{x+5}+1=x
  3. \sqrt[3]{2 x^{2}-6 x-23}=\sqrt[3]{x^{2}-3 x+5}
Answer

2. x=4

Exercise \PageIndex{36}

In the following exercise,

  1. find the domain of the function
  2. graph the function
  3. use the graph to determine the range
  1. g(x)=\sqrt{x+2}
Answer

1.

  1. domain: [-2, \infty)

  2. The figure shows a square root function graph on the x y-coordinate plane. The x-axis of the plane runs from negative 2 to 6. The y-axis runs from 0 to 8. The function has a starting point at (negative 2, 0) and goes through the points (negative 1, 1) and (2, 2).
    Figure 8.E.3
  3. range: [0, \infty)

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