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Algebra 2/Trig
Unit 1 – Powers, Roots, and Radicals
Notes Packet
Algebra2/Trig – Unit 1 Day 1 Notes
Simplifying Radicals

1. 25 = 2. 64 = 3. 600 =

Reducing radicals:
1. “Break down” (a.k.a. factor) the number inside the _____________, using the largest
___________ _______________.
2. Rewrite the radical as a __________ of ______ factors.
3. Cross out the perfect root and __________ what it equals in front of the __________.
4. Bring down any “left-overs”, and write them with a _____________ sign between them.
5. Multiply the numbers in ______ of the radical.
Examples:
1) 2) 3) 4)
3
600 16 4
810x8 y 2 z 5 72

5) 6) 7) 8)
4 3 7
16 32 60 5
96x3 y 7 z15

Product Property Quotient Property

a a
a * b  ab 
b b

1) 3 5  2) 10  14  3) 2 3 7  3 14  4)
4
8  4 10 

36 75 3 12
5) 6) 7) 8)
25 4 10 7
 27 32 35 48
9) 3  10) 4  11) 3 12)
8 5 12 4

Adding/Subtracting Radicals

1) 3 3  2) 5 8 5  3) 6 7 8 7  4) 2 3

5) 23 7  23 7  6) 34 8  4 8  7) 63 5  8 5  8) 5 3 16  7 3 54 

Homework: Pg 267 #19-47 1st column, Pg 411 #34-46 1st column, #50,52,54
Algebra2/Trig – Unit 1 Day 2 Notes

Complex Numbers

1)  4  3 5  2   2)  4  6 3  2  

3)  2  3 5  3   4)  6  5  6  5  

7 3 8
5) 6)
5 2 4 3

9  11 8
7) 8)
1  10 6  14

6 4 5
9) 10)
12  5 3

1  20 3 2
11) 12)
1 8 4 2
Alg2/T1: Simplifying Radicals WS Day 2 Practice

Simplifying Radicals

1. 225 = 2. 270 = 3.
5
4608 

10 112  5. 3 1200  180 

3
4. 6.

7. 3
125x 4 y 6  8. 5
100x 4 y 10  9.
4
1296 

Multiplying Radicals

10. 3 20  10  11. 5 4  4 12. 3

125x 4 y 6  3 4x 2y 5 

4
13. x2  4 x2  14.
3
10  3 32  15.
5
18  5 27 

Dividing Radicals

18 80 175
16.  17.  18. 
49 64 54

10 5 54
19.  20.  21. 3 
3 10 125
 5 1 27
22. 4  23. 5  24. 3 
8 27 8

6x 7 25x 4 3y 2
25. 4  26. 3  27. 5 
y4 y2 x4

Adding and Subtracting Radicals

28. 10 3  5 3  29. 4 6  11 6  30. 3 3

31. 4 5 32.
3
2  33 2  33. 2 5  6 5 
4 4

4
34.
5
2  73 2  35. x 2  34 x 2  36.
5
3x  2 5 x 

Complex Numbers (Multplying and Dividing)

37. 5  2  4  6   38. 7  3 1  2 5   39. 3  5 9  5  

4 1 2 8 3
40.  41.  42. 
5 3 3 5 5 6

Algebra 2/Trig1
Unit 1: Book section 5.4 Complex Numbers Day 3 Notes

Review:

4  _______ So ____ * ____ = 4

9  _______ So ____ * ____ = 9

 9  _______

Imaginary Numbers

Imaginary number= _______________ Symbol= ___________

Ex: 5  Ex:  49  Ex: 12 

i= i2 =

Complex Numbers
Complex numbers = combine imaginary and real numbers Ex. 5 + 3i

Adding and Subtracting

Add the corresponding numbers and imaginary coefficients

Examples:
1. (3 + 4i) + (5 – 3i) = 2. (2+ 3i) – (4 – 2i) = 3. (2 – 4i) – (-2 + 3i) =

Practice:
4. (5 + 6i) + (4 – 2i) = 5. (3+ 8i) – (12 – 10i) = 6. (1 – 11i) – (-4 + 9i) =
Multiplication
****When multiplying it is important to remember the powers of i****

Examples:
1. 5i(-2 + i ) = 2. (7 – 4i) (-1 + 2i) = 3. (6 + 3i) (6 – 3i) =

Practice:
4. 6i(-10 + 3i) = 5. (11 – 2i) (-5 + 7i) = 6. (5 + 4i) (8 – 10i) =

Division
In order to divide you need to multiply the numerator or denominator by the conjugate of the denominator.

Examples:
5 3i 4  2i
1. 2.
1  2i 3  3i

Practice:
5 3 i
3.  4. 
2i 3i

 5  3i 10  i
5.  6.
4i 2i

Homework: Pg 277, 278 #37, 39, 41, 47-60 1st column

Algebra 2/Trig1 Day 4- QUIZ
nth Roots Unit 1: Book section 7.1 Day 5 Notes

Rational Exponent Form:

1 1 1 1
Rules: a a 2 3
a a 3 4
a a 4 5
a a 5

   
4 5 4
So….
3
a  2
a  a 5
=

2 3 1
1) 27 3
 2) 16 4
 3) 343 3


1 2 5
4) 64 2
 5) 32 5
 6) 8 3


Rewrite the expression using rational exponent form.

 16  =  6 =  5 =
5 3 3
9
7.
3
11 = 8. 9.
3
10.

Rewrite the expression using radical notation, then simplify.

  49 
1
2
11. = 12. 31252/5 =
 

3
13. (-125)1/3 = 14. 9 2
=

 32  =  =
3 2
15)
4
256  16)
5
17)
3
27

     =
4 2 6
18)
3
125 = 19)
5
243 = 20)
4
16

HOMEWORK: p. 404 #14 – 22 even (simplify 18,20,22), #29-40 all

Algebra2/Trig1-7.2 Properties of Rational Exponents Day 6 Notes

Review New: Rational Exponents

1 2
4 4
3 5
4 3
4 5

5 
7
2  5 13  4
 
 
2x 
2
2x 
3
3

1
3 6 3 4

6
85 8 5

2
82 8 5

3 1
2 2 4
   
5 5
Use the properties of rational exponents to simplify the following problems.
3 1
 5   27  3 1 1
1.    2.    3. 3 2
3 2

 23   8 
5 

4
4 1
 54 1 3 
3 1 2
  250 2
4. 
4
4 5
 5.  6.  1  
  10
1
2  2 3 
 
Problems with Variables

Simplifying, Multiplying and Dividing

6x 7 25x 4
16. 3
125x 4 y 6 17. 4 18. 3
y4 y2

1
1 2 y 3
19. x 3
x 5
20.
2
21. 5
100x 4 y 10
y 5

3y 2
22. 3
125x y  4x y4 6 3 2 5
23.
4
x  x
2 4 2
24. 5
x4

Adding and Subtracting

2 2
25.
4
x 2  34 x 2 26.
5
3x  2 5 x 27. y 3
 4y 3
Algebra 2/Trig1 Section 7.2 Wkst Day 6 Homework

Simplify the expression. Leave in rational exponent form.

5
1. 6
1
2
5
6 3 = 2.  4 13  = 3.
1
=
  3
3
4

1 9
 53  2 9
5.  2 4  3 3  =
7
3 1 7
4.  4  = 6. =
 10    7
5
7

Simplify the radical expression.

7. 3 5 5= 8. 54 3  34 3 = 9. 8 5 2=

27 6 5y 4x
10. 3 = 11. = 12. = 13. =
64 3
4 4
27 4
x2

Simplify the expression. Write the answer in rational exponent form.

7
14. 64  3 64 = 15.
4
6 4 6 = 16. 5
=
7

Simplify the expressions. Write the answer in radical notation.

1 1 x 15
17. x x = 3 5 18.
5
32 x = 5
19. 3 =
y3

x x
4
2
21.  y  y 4 
1 3
20. 49 x5 = = 22. =
4 3 4 5
 
Algebra2/Trig1
7.1 and 7.2 Review & Imaginary Numbers Day 7 Practice WS

Write the following in rational exponent notation.

3 11
1) √12 2) ( √15) 3) ( √2) 4) √11
3 4 8

Write the following using radical notation.

1⁄ 3⁄ 2⁄ 4⁄
5) 15 3 6) 10 2 7) 5 5 8) 9 7

Simplify the following.

9) √1000 10) √3750 11) √972
3 4 5

8 3 2⁄
12) ( √64) 13) ( √0) 14) 125
6 4
3

1⁄ −3⁄ −1⁄
15) 1 3 16) 25 2 17) 16 2

Simplify the expression. Leave in rational exponent form.

6
18)
1
4 2 4
5
3 19)  5 13  20)
1
  5
2
3

Simplify the expression. Leave in rational exponent form.

1 10
 64  2 8
30 8
22)  5 4  6 2 
3 1
21)  23)
4    3
2  30 8

Simplify answer may be left in radical or rational form.

2
24) 36  6 36 25)
4
648 26)
5
9
Combine like radical terms.

27) 6 3 6 28) 43 2  23 2 29)

3
16  43 2

2⁄ 2⁄
30) 5 √𝑥 + 2 √𝑥 31) 𝑦 32) √𝑏 − 2 √𝑏
3 3 3 4
5 + 4𝑦 5

Simplify the expressions.

1 1 x 15
33) x 3 x 5 34)
3
512x10b 4 35) 3
y3

x x
4
2
37)  y  y 4 
1 3
36) 38)
5 4 3 4 5
49 x
 

5 9𝑥 6
39) √ 40) √81𝑥 6 𝑦 5
4
𝑦4

Imaginary Number Review

41) 25  42) 40  43)

3
8 

44) (3  i )(4  5i )  45) (3  2i )  (5  i )  46) 3i 2  7i  

3 i 3  2i 6
47)  48)  49) 
2  5i 5i 2 i
Algebra2/Trig1 Day 8 Test Review
Unit 1 Review Complete in notebook
32
1) 44 2) 6  4 30 3)
25

7
4) 5) 3 3  4 3 6) 2 6  5
3

7) (4 - 3i) – (1 + 2i) 
8) 5  
3 1 2  9) (1 – 4i) (5 - 3i)

10) 1 5 11) 2  5i Rewrite in rational form

5
12) ( √6)
7

2 3 1  4i

Rewrite in radical form. Simplify Completely. (No Decimal Answers)

1 5
13) 14) √64 15) ( √81)
5 4
10 ⁄2

Simplify Completely. (No Decimal Answers)

4
1 1  1 
17) 2 2 18)  5 5 
−3
16) 9 ⁄2 2 3
 

1
4
1  106  2
 3 1

19) 20)  6  21)  5 8  6 2 
2 
2
6 5  

6
14 5 5
22) 23)
3
639 24)
14
2
5
4
9

1 2
3
2  43 2 x x
3⁄ 3⁄ 3 5
25) 26) 2𝑥 5 + 5𝑥 5 27)

1
x 12  2
 6
28) 29) 30)  y  y 3 
3 9 5
144x b 3
y6  