Section 9.2 Simplifying Radicals

Radical- the symbol to find a square root i.e. 

Radicand- the number or expression inside a radical symbol (the 64) i.e. 

Simplest Form of a Radical Expression- an expression that has no perfect square factors other than 1 in the radicand, no fractions in the radicand, and no radicals appearing in the denominator of a fraction

Equations to Remember:

http://www.themathpage.com/alg/simplify-radicals.htm

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/radicals.htm

http://www.algebralab.org/studyaids/studyaid.aspx?file=Algebra1_13-2.xml