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Simplifying Radical Expressions
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Newton's Method for Finding Roots
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Find Square Roots and Compare Real Numbers

Goal • Find square roots and compare real numbers.

Your Notes

VOCABULARY
Square root If b^2=a, then b is a square root of a. Square roots are written with the radical symbol .
Radicand The number or expression inside the radical symbol
Perfect square A number whose square roots are integers
Irrational number A number that cannot be written as the quotient of two integers
Real number The set of all rational and irrational numbers
SQUARE ROOT OF A REAL NUMBER

Words

If b^2=a, then b is a square root of a .

Example

5^2 = 25 and (-5)^2 = 25, so 5 and -5 are square roots of 25.

Your Notes

Example 1 Find square roots

All positive real
numbers have
two square roots,
a positive and a
negative square
root. The positive
square root is
called the principal
square root.
Evaluate the expression.

Solution

 
The negative square root of
36 is 26 .

The positive square root of
16 is 4

The positive and negative square roots
of 64 are 8 and 28 .

 

Guided Practice Evaluate the expression.

Example 2 Classify numbers

Tell whether each of the following numbers is a real number, a rational number, an irrational number, an
integer, or a whole number:

Solution

Number Real
Number ?
Rational
Number?
Irrational
Number ?
Integer ? Whole
Number ?
Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes No
Yes No Yes No No

Your Notes

Example 3 Graph and order real numbers

Order the numbers from least to greatest:

Solution
Begin by graphing the numbers on a number line.

Read the numbers from left to right:

Guided Practice Complete the following exercises.

3. Tell whether each of the following numbers is a real number, rational number, irrational number, integer,
or whole number:

Real number:
Rational number:
Irrational number:
Integer:
Whole number:

Homework

4. Order the numbers from Exercise 3 from least to greatest.

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