Chapter 7 Quiz

Question 1

nth root

Answer 1

for any real numbers a and b, and any positive integer n, if dn = b then a is the nth root of

Question 2

radical equation

Answer 2

an equation that has a variable in a radicand or has a variable with a rational exponent

Question 3

principal root

Answer 3

when a number has 2 real roots, the positive root is the

Question 4

square root equation

Answer 4

radical equation in which the radical has an index of 2

Question 5

index

Answer 5

gives the degree of the root

Question 6

rationalize the denominator

Answer 6

Rewrite it so there are no radicals in any denominator and no denominators in any radical

Question 7

like radicals

Answer 7

Radical expressions that have the same index and the same radicand

Question 8

radicand

Answer 8

Number under the radical sign

Question 9

rational exponent

Answer 9

Another way to write a radical expression