unit recap:
a ___________ number can be turned into a fraction.
terminating and repeating decimals are included.
an ___________ number cannot be turned into a fraction.
steps for simplifying a radical:
- find the largest _________ _________ that is a factor of the number
- write the factor pair under the square root
- separate into two square roots
- evaluate the _________ _________
- write integer as being multiplied to the remaining radical
multiplying and dividing radicals:
- multiply or divide the ___________
- multiply or the numbers inside the ___________
- simplify
adding and subtracting radicals:
- simplify all ___________
- combine the coefficients with identical numbers under the ___________
rationalizing the denominator means to get rid of the ___________ in the bottom of the fraction.
steps:
- ___________ both the numerator and the denominator by the radical in the denominator
- simplify
the discriminant tells us how many solutions a quadratic will have. the formula for the discriminant is: _________. if the discriminant is > 0, there are ___ solutions. if the discriminant is < 0, there are ___ solutions. if the discriminant = 0, there is _____ solution.
quadratic formula: use the general form of a quadratic, ( ax^2 + bx + c = 0 ), to substitute into: