Simplifying Square-Root Radical Expressions Worksheet (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Simplifying Square-Root Radical Expressions Worksheet Page 2

11-6.4 – Using the Product and Quotient rules together

You can also use these 2 properties together to simplify expressions

Examples:

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11-6.5 – Applications

A baseball diamond is a square with sides of 90 feet. How far is a throw from third base to first base? Give

your answer as a radical in simplest form and then as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.

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8100

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16200

Use Pythagorean theorem:

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16200

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127

3 .

Your boat is traveling 20 mph due north from a dock. Your friend’s boat is traveling 25 mph due east from the

same dock. After 2 hours, you friend calls and say he has broken down. How far must you travel to meet your

friend?

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1600

2500

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4100

Use Pythagorean theorem:

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4100

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Do Practice B #’s 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22

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