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Beginning and Intermediate Algebra: An Integrated Approach

R. David Gustafson, Peter D. Frisk

Chapter 9

Radicals and Rational Exponents - all with Video Answers

Educators


Section 1

Radical Expressions

00:24

Problem 1

Simplify each rational expression.
$\frac{x^2+7 x+12}{x^2-16}$

Erika Bustos
Erika Bustos
Numerade Educator
00:23

Problem 2

Simplify each rational expression.
$\frac{a^3-b^3}{b^2-a^2}$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
02:43

Problem 3

Perform the operations.
$\frac{x^2-x-6}{x^2-2 x-3} \cdot \frac{x^2-1}{x^2+x-2}$

Gus Steppen
Gus Steppen
Numerade Educator
02:43

Problem 4

Perform the operations.
$\frac{x^2-3 x-4}{x^2-5 x+6} \div \frac{x^2-2 x-3}{x^2-x-2}$

Gus Steppen
Gus Steppen
Numerade Educator
01:14

Problem 5

Perform the operations.
$\frac{3}{m+1}+\frac{3 m}{m-1}$

Angela Guo
Angela Guo
Numerade Educator
01:55

Problem 6

Perform the operations.
$\frac{2 x+3}{3 x-1}-\frac{x-4}{2 x+1}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:30

Problem 7

Fill in the blanks.
7. $5 x^2$ is the square root of $25 x^4$, because __________ $=25 x^4$.

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:19

Problem 8

Fill in the blanks.
6 is a square root of 36 because __________

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:23

Problem 9

Fill in the blanks.
The principal square root of $x(x>0)$ is the __________ square root of $x$.

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
01:28

Problem 10

Fill in the blanks.
$\sqrt{x^2}=$ __________

Michael Jacobsen
Michael Jacobsen
Numerade Educator
00:31

Problem 11

Fill in the blanks.
The graph of $f(x)=\sqrt{x}+3$ is the graph of $f(x)=\sqrt{x}$ translated ____ units _________

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
00:31

Problem 12

Fill in the blanks.
The graph of $f(x)=\sqrt{x+5}$ is the graph of $f(x)=\sqrt{x}$ translated ____ units to the _________

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
00:11

Problem 13

Fill in the blanks.
$(\sqrt[3]{x})^3=$ _________

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:11

Problem 14

Fill in the blanks.
$\sqrt[3]{x^3}=-$ _________

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:18

Problem 15

Fill in the blanks.
When $n$ is an odd number greater than $1, \sqrt[n]{x}$ represents an _________ root.

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
00:18

Problem 16

Fill in the blanks.
When $n$ is a positive _________ number, $\sqrt[n]{x}$ represents an even root.

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
00:07

Problem 17

Fill in the blanks.
$\sqrt{0}=$ _________

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
01:17

Problem 18

Fill in the blanks.
The _________ deviation of a set of numbers is the positive square root of the mean of the squares of the differences of the numbers from the mean.

MD
Maria Donnelly
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 19

Identify the radicand in each expression.
$\sqrt{3 x^2}$

Melissa Stefan
Melissa Stefan
Numerade Educator
00:30

Problem 20

Identify the radicand in each expression.
$5 \sqrt{x}$

Zach Steedman
Zach Steedman
Numerade Educator
01:12

Problem 21

Identify the radicand in each expression.
$a b^2 \sqrt{a^2+b^3}$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:19

Problem 22

Identify the radicand in each expression.
$\frac{1}{2} x \sqrt{\frac{x}{y}}$

Cory Kuzinski
Cory Kuzinski
Numerade Educator
00:25

Problem 23

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{121}$

Liuxi Sun
Liuxi Sun
Numerade Educator
00:17

Problem 24

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{144}$

Ernest Castorena
Ernest Castorena
Numerade Educator
00:25

Problem 25

Find each square root, if possible.
$-\sqrt{64}$

Ernest Castorena
Ernest Castorena
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 26

Find each square root, if possible.
$-\sqrt{1}$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:36

Problem 27

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{\frac{1}{9}}$

Karly Williams
Karly Williams
Numerade Educator
00:22

Problem 28

Find each square root, if possible.
$-\sqrt{\frac{4}{25}}$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:30

Problem 29

Find each square root, if possible.
$-\sqrt{\frac{25}{49}}$

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
00:16

Problem 30

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{\frac{49}{81}}$

Ernest Castorena
Ernest Castorena
Numerade Educator
00:22

Problem 31

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{-25}$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:59

Problem 32

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{0.25}$

Dheeraj
Dheeraj
Numerade Educator
00:59

Problem 33

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{0.16}$

Mukesh Devi
Mukesh Devi
Numerade Educator
01:08

Problem 34

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{-49}$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:38

Problem 35

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{(-4)^2}$

Ernest Castorena
Ernest Castorena
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 36

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{(-9)^2}$

Ernest Castorena
Ernest Castorena
Numerade Educator
00:18

Problem 37

Find each square root, if possible.
$\sqrt{-36}$

Ernest Castorena
Ernest Castorena
Numerade Educator
00:38

Problem 38

Find each square root, if possible.
$-\sqrt{-4}$

Ernest Castorena
Ernest Castorena
Numerade Educator
00:25

Problem 39

Use a calculator to find each square root. Give the answer to four decimal places.
$\sqrt{12}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:27

Problem 40

Use a calculator to find each square root. Give the answer to four decimal places.
$\sqrt{340}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:30

Problem 41

Use a calculator to find each square root. Give the answer to four decimal places.
$\sqrt{679.25}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:42

Problem 42

Use a calculator to find each square root. Give the answer to four decimal places.
$\sqrt{0.0063}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:16

Problem 43

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{4 x^2}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:27

Problem 44

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{16 y^4}$

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
00:18

Problem 45

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{9 a^4}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:22

Problem 46

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{16 b^2}$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:19

Problem 47

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{(t+5)^2}$

Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
Numerade Educator
00:18

Problem 48

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{(a+6)^2}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:27

Problem 49

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{(-5 b)^2}$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:26

Problem 50

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{(-8 c)^2}$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:18

Problem 51

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{a^2+6 a+9}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:15

Problem 52

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{x^2+10 x+25}$

Erika Bustos
Erika Bustos
Numerade Educator
00:11

Problem 53

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{t^2+24 t+144}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:48

Problem 54

Find each square root. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt{m^2+30 m+225}$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:06

Problem 55

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{1}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:18

Problem 56

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{-8}$

Prashansha Kaushik
Prashansha Kaushik
Numerade Educator
00:17

Problem 57

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{-125}$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
01:26

Problem 58

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{512}$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
01:56

Problem 59

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{-\frac{8}{27}}$

Narayan Hari
Narayan Hari
Numerade Educator
03:05

Problem 60

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{\frac{125}{216}}$

Savannah Langenstein
Savannah Langenstein
Numerade Educator
00:10

Problem 61

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{0.064}$

Amrita Bhasin
Amrita Bhasin
Numerade Educator
02:39

Problem 62

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{0.001}$

Dheeraj
Dheeraj
Numerade Educator
00:38

Problem 63

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{8 a^3}$

Erika Bustos
Erika Bustos
Numerade Educator
00:51

Problem 64

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{-27 x^6}$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
00:25

Problem 65

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{-1,000 p^3 q^3}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
02:37

Problem 66

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{343 a^6 b^3}$

Savannah Langenstein
Savannah Langenstein
Numerade Educator
00:48

Problem 67

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{-\frac{1}{8} m^6 n^3}$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:25

Problem 68

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{\frac{27}{1,000} a^6 b^6}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:14

Problem 69

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{0.008 z^9}$

Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
Numerade Educator
00:26

Problem 70

Simplify each cube root.
$\sqrt[3]{0.064 s^9 t^6}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:22

Problem 71

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$\sqrt[4]{81}$

Zach Steedman
Zach Steedman
Numerade Educator
00:27

Problem 72

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$\sqrt[6]{64}$

Zach Steedman
Zach Steedman
Numerade Educator
01:10

Problem 73

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$-\sqrt[5]{243}$

Melissa Barry
Melissa Barry
Numerade Educator
00:44

Problem 74

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$-\sqrt[4]{625}$

Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
Numerade Educator
00:44

Problem 75

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$\sqrt[5]{-32}$

Ernest Castorena
Ernest Castorena
Numerade Educator
02:07

Problem 76

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$\sqrt[6]{729}$

Dheeraj
Dheeraj
Numerade Educator
00:22

Problem 77

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$\sqrt[4]{\frac{16}{625}}$

Joshua Eastwood
Joshua Eastwood
Numerade Educator
00:33

Problem 78

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$\sqrt[5]{-\frac{243}{32}}$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:15

Problem 79

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$-\sqrt[5]{-\frac{1}{32}}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:16

Problem 80

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$\sqrt[6]{-729}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:16

Problem 81

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$\sqrt[6]{-729}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:23

Problem 82

Simplify each radical, if possible.
$-\sqrt[4]{\frac{81}{256}}$

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
00:44

Problem 83

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[4]{16 x^4}$

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
00:20

Problem 84

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[5]{32 a^5}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
01:00

Problem 85

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[3]{8 a^3}$

Nick Johnson
Nick Johnson
Numerade Educator
01:17

Problem 86

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[6]{64 x^6}$

Savannah Langenstein
Savannah Langenstein
Numerade Educator
00:34

Problem 87

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[4]{\frac{1}{16} x^4}$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
00:22

Problem 88

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[4]{\frac{1}{81} x^8}$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:46

Problem 89

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[4]{x^{12}}$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:15

Problem 90

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[8]{x^{24}}$

Julie Silva
Julie Silva
Numerade Educator
00:07

Problem 91

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[5]{-x^5}$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:23

Problem 92

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[3]{-x^6}$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
02:44

Problem 93

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[3]{-27 a^6}$

Jennifer Stoner
Jennifer Stoner
Numerade Educator
00:17

Problem 94

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols where necessary.
$\sqrt[5]{-32 x^5}$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:50

Problem 95

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt[25]{(x+2)^{25}}$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:46

Problem 96

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt[44]{(x+4)^{44}}$

KM
Kimberly Moon
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 97

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt[8]{0.00000001 x^{16} y^8}$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:50

Problem 98

Simplify each radical. Assume that all variables are unrestricted, and use absolute value symbols when necessary.
$\sqrt[5]{0.00032 x^{10} y^5}$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator
01:09

Problem 99

Find each value given that $f(x)=\sqrt{x-4}$.
$f(4)$

Carson Merrill
Carson Merrill
Numerade Educator
01:01

Problem 100

Find each value given that $f(x)=\sqrt{x-4}$.
$f(8)$

Heather Zimmers
Heather Zimmers
Numerade Educator

Problem 101

Find each value given that $f(x)=\sqrt{x-4}$.
$f(20)$

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00:52

Problem 102

Find each value given that $f(x)=\sqrt{x-4}$.
$f(29)$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
00:34

Problem 103

Find each value given that $g(x)=\sqrt{x-8}$
$g(9)$

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
00:34

Problem 104

Find each value given that $g(x)=\sqrt{x-8}$
$g(17)$

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
00:34

Problem 105

Find each value given that $g(x)=\sqrt{x-8}$
$g(8.25)$

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
00:34

Problem 106

Find each value given that $g(x)=\sqrt{x-8}$
$g(8.64)$

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
01:37

Problem 107

Find each value given that $f(x)=\sqrt{x^2+1}$. Give each answer to four decimal places.
$f(4)$

Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper
Numerade Educator
01:12

Problem 108

Find each value given that $f(x)=\sqrt{x^2+1}$. Give each answer to four decimal places.
$f(6)$

Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper
Numerade Educator
00:28

Problem 109

Find each value given that $f(x)=\sqrt{x^2+1}$. Give each answer to four decimal places.
$f(2.35)$

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
00:21

Problem 110

Find each value given that $f(x)=\sqrt{x^2+1}$. Give each answer to four decimal places.
$f(21.57)$

Amy Jiang
Amy Jiang
Numerade Educator
02:07

Problem 111

Graph each function and find its domain and range.
$f(x)=\sqrt{x+4}$
(Graph can't Copy)

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
03:10

Problem 112

Graph each function and find its domain and range.
$f(x)=-\sqrt{x-2}$
(Graph can't Copy)

Vishal Parmar
Vishal Parmar
Numerade Educator
00:34

Problem 113

Graph each function and find its domain and range.
$f(x)=-\sqrt{x}-3$
(Graph can't Copy)

Tony Ni
Tony Ni
Numerade Educator
02:49

Problem 114

Graph each function and find its domain and range.
$f(x)=\sqrt[3]{x}-1$
(Graph can't Copy)

Vishal Parmar
Vishal Parmar
Numerade Educator
01:50

Problem 115

Find the standard deviation of the following distribution to the nearest hundredth: $2,5,5,6,7$.

Lauren Shelton
Lauren Shelton
Numerade Educator
03:56

Problem 116

Find the standard deviation of the following distribution to the nearest hundredth: $3,6,7,9,11,12$.

Willis James
Willis James
Numerade Educator
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Problem 117

In statistics, the formula
$$s_{\bar{x}}=\frac{s}{\sqrt{N}}$$
gives an estimate of the standard error of the mean. Find $s_{\bar{x}}$ to four decimal places when $s=65$ and $N=30$.

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
03:21

Problem 118

In statistics, the formula
$$\sigma_{\bar{x}}=\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{N}}$$
gives the standard deviation of means of samples of size $N$. Find $\sigma_{\bar{x}}$ to four decimal places when $\sigma=12.7$ and $N=32$.

Sheryl Ezze
Sheryl Ezze
Numerade Educator
04:02

Problem 119

Radius of a circle The radius $r$ of a circle is given by the formula $r=\sqrt{\frac{4}{\pi}}$, where $A$ is its area. Find the radius of a circle whose area is $9 \pi$ square units.

Zach Steedman
Zach Steedman
Numerade Educator
01:03

Problem 120

Diagonal of a baseball diamond The diagonal $d$ of a square is given by the formula $d=\sqrt{2 s^2}$, where $s$ is the length of each side. Find the diagonal of the baseball diamond.
(Image can't Copy)

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
01:24

Problem 121

Falling objects The time $t$ (in seconds) that it will take for an object to fall a distance of $s$ feet is given by the formula
$$t=\frac{\sqrt{s}}{4}$$
If a stone is dropped down a 256 -foot well, how long will it take it to hit bottom?

Nishant Tyagi
Nishant Tyagi
Numerade Educator
02:04

Problem 122

Police sometimes use the formula $s=k \sqrt{l}$ to estimate the speed $s$ (in mph ) of a car involved in an accident. In this formula, $l$ is the length of the skid in feet, and $k$ is a constant depending on the condition of the pavement. For wet pavement, $k \approx 3.24$. How fast was a car going if its skid was 400 feet on wet pavement?

Emily Schilz
Emily Schilz
Numerade Educator
01:54

Problem 123

When the resistance in a circuit is 18 ohms , the current $I$ (measured in amperes) and the power $P$ (measured in watts) are related by the formula
$$I=\sqrt{\frac{P}{18}}$$
Find the current used by an electrical appliance that is rated at 980 watts.

Pranav Sukumar
Pranav Sukumar
Numerade Educator
00:50

Problem 124

Medicine The approximate pulse rate $p$ (in beats per minute) of an adult who is $t$ inches tall is given by the formula
$$p=\frac{590}{\sqrt{t}}$$
Find the approximate pulse rate of an adult who is 71 inches tall.

Matt Gibson
Matt Gibson
Numerade Educator
01:05

Problem 125

If $x$ is any real number, then $\sqrt{x^2}=x$ is not correct. Explain.

Riley Foster
Riley Foster
Numerade Educator
01:05

Problem 126

If $x$ is any real number, then $\sqrt[3]{x^3}=|x|$ is not correct. Explain.

Riley Foster
Riley Foster
Numerade Educator
00:56

Problem 127

127. Is $\sqrt{x^2-4 x+4}=x-2$ ? What are the exceptions?

Himanshu Kushwaha
Himanshu Kushwaha
Numerade Educator
00:52

Problem 128

When is $\sqrt{x^2} \neq x$ ?

Cory Kuzinski
Cory Kuzinski
Numerade Educator