- RADICAL EXPRESSIONS AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS–
572.Simplify: 32
a.^956
b.^18
c. 8
d. 64
573.Simplify: 287 –
a.– 1136 5
b.^49
c.^94
d.^32
574.Simplify:(–64)–
a.–^14
b.–4
c.–16
d.– 116
575.Simplify:(4x–4)–
a.x^2
b. 2 x^2
c.x 2
2
d. 2 x–2
576.Simplify: 4x^144
a.x^36
b. 4 x^72
c. 4 x^36
d. 2 x^72
Set 37 (Answers begin on page 217)
The simplification of more complicated radical expres-
sions is the focus of this problem set.
577.Simplify:
3
9
3
–3
a. 3
b.–3
c.
3
–12
d.
3
–81
578.Simplify, assuming x0:
a.x
b.^1 x
c.x^12
d.x^2
579.Simplify:a^3 a^3
a.a^4 a
b.a^5
c.a^5 a
d.a^6
e.a^9
580.Simplify:
a. 2
b. 4
c.g
d.
e. 2 g
581.Simplify:
a.
b. 3
c.
d.y
e.y 3
y^3
3
^3
3
^327 y^3
27 y^2
^2 g
g
^4 g
4 g
x^5
x^7
(^1) 2
^13
^23
^35