Simplified Form of a Square Root; of a Cube Root
Here is what we mean by simplified form for a square root or cube root.
Definition — Simplified Form of a Square Root; of a Cube Root
When we work with a square root or a cube root, we say a radical
expression is in simplified form when there are:
• No perfect square factors under a square root symbol.
• No perfect cube factors under a cube root symbol.
• No fractions under a radical symbol.
• No radicals in the denominator of a fraction.
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• No perfect square factors actors under a square root. |
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• No perfect cube factors under a cube root. |
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• No fractions under a radical symbol. |
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• No radicals in the denominator of a fraction. |
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