Lesson 1

Lesson 1 Summary

In this lesson you started your work with radicals. You looked at converting entire radicals to mixed radicals and mixed radicals to entire radicals. You saw that prime factorization can be a major aid in these conversions. You also saw that you can use your calculator to check your conversions. Your calculator can also be useful when you need to order radicals.

In the next lesson you will enhance your ability to work with radicals, including working with radicals that have variable radicands.