The principal square root of a is written as √a. The symbol is called a radical, the term under the symbol is called the radicand, and the entire expression is called a radical expression.
Just as we can rewrite the square root of a product as a product of square roots, so too can we rewrite the square root of a quotient as a quotient of square roots, using the quotient rule for simplif...Just as we can rewrite the square root of a product as a product of square roots, so too can we rewrite the square root of a quotient as a quotient of square roots, using the quotient rule for simplifying square roots. For a denominator containing the sum or difference of a rational and an irrational term, multiply the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator, which is found by changing the sign of the radical portion of the denominator.
The principal square root of a is written as √a. The symbol is called a radical, the term under the symbol is called the radicand, and the entire expression is called a radical expression.
The principal square root of a is written as √a. The symbol is called a radical, the term under the symbol is called the radicand, and the entire expression is called a radical expression.