Operations with Radical Expressions

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Seminar 2 (Jan 17-18) - Fire Control (Excel) PRE-LAB REQUIRED

Today - Operations with Radical Expressions
Notes from Moodle
Read Algebra and Trig 1.3

For More Information
Simplifying radicals
http://patrickjmt.com/simplifying-numbers-under-square-roots/
http://patrickjmt.com/radical-notation-and-simplifying-radicals/
http://patrickjmt.com/radicals-simplifying-radical-expressions-involving-variables-ex-1/
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/exponents-radicals/radical-radicals/e/simplifying_radicals
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/exponents-radicals/radical-radicals/e/multiplying_radicals
Rationalizing Denominators
http://patrickjmt.com/rationalize-the-denominator/
http://patrickjmt.com/rationalizing-the-denominator-ex-1/
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/exponent-equations/exponent-properties-algebra/v/how-to-rationalize-a-denominator
Adding and Subtracting Radicals
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/exponent-equations/exponent-properties-algebra/v/adding-and-simplifying-radicals
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/exponent-equations/exponent-properties-algebra/v/subtracting-and-simplifying-radicals
More rationalizing denominators
http://patrickjmt.com/rationalizing-the-denominator-ex-3/
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/exponent-equations/exponent-properties-algebra/v/how-to-rationalize-a-denominator

Next Lecture - Quadratic Formula and Graphs of Quadratic Functions

Pre-read Algebra and Trig 2.5, 5.1
Watch this 5:34 primer on using the quadratic formula
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/quadratics/solving-quadratics-using-the-quadratic-formula/v/quadratic-formula-1