Here are some practice problems for multiplying and dividing radicals:
1. Simplify the expression: √3 * √5
Solution:
√3 * √5 = √(3 * 5) = √15
2. Simplify the expression: √2 * √8
Solution:
√2 * √8 = √(2 * 8) = √16 = 4
3. Simplify the expression: √6 * √(2/3)
Solution:
√6 * √(2/3) = √(6 * 2/3) = √(12/3) = √4 = 2
4. Simplify the expression: √12 / √3
Solution:
√12 / √3 = (√12 * √3) / (√3 * √3) = √(12 * 3) / 3 = √36 / 3 = 6 / 3 = 2
5. Simplify the expression: √(25/4) / √(1/2)
Solution:
√(25/4) / √(1/2) = (√25 / √4) / (√1 / √2) = (5 / 2) / (1 / √2) = (5 / 2) * √2 = (5√2) / 2
Note: Make sure to simplify the radicals and rationalize the denominators whenever possible.
Multiply and divide radicals practice
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