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5.5 Roots of Real Numbers Objectives: 1. Simplify radicals 2. Use a calculator to approximate radicals. Vocabulary • Square root – For any real numbers a and b, if a²=b, then a is a square root of b. • Squaring a number and taking the square root are inverse relations. • nth root – For any real numbers a and b, and n any positive integer n, if a =b, then a is an nth root of b. Example: 2⁴=16, so 2 is the 4th root of 16. • Some common roots to remember: 4 x x 4 5 x x 5 Roots Radical sign index 4 • Parts of a root 81 radicand • Principal root – the nonnegative root • means the principal square root of x. x No index is given, so it is understood to be 2. • x means the opposite of the principal square root • x indicates both square roots of x. Real nth roots of b, n n n even b if b > 0 or n b b n b if b < 0 one positive root, one negative root No real roots 81 3 is not a real number One positive root, no negative roots No positive roots, one negative root 16 4 odd b=0 3 64 4 5 1024 4 One real root, 0 n 0 0 nth roots of an even power • When you take the nth root of a even power and the result is an odd power, you must take the absolute value of the result to ensure the answer is non-negative. 8 12 x x 8 x x x 4 2 4 6 x 4 Examples Use a calculator to approximate each value to three decimal places. 17.029 3 589 8.382 290 6 681 2.966 Examples Simplify 400 4 . 20 1296 6 3 64 4 4 1 1 3 81 a 5 5 a 100x y 10x y 4 3 2 8 125x y 5 4 3 x y 2 ( x 4) x 4 9 x 2 3 2 ( x 3) 6x 9 x 3 Homework page 248 16-56 even