Module 5 Summary

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In this module you observed that many of the laws governing your universe involve the use of radicals. You modelled and predicted the behaviour of distant planets and of earthly phenomena, like the swinging of a pendulum and skid marks at an accident scene.

 

You investigated the following question:

• How are radicals used in science to model and analyze various situations?

You enhanced your ability to convert back and forth between mixed radicals and entire radicals, and to rationalize the denominator in a fractional radical. You worked with radicals in binomial and trinomial expressions. You solved real-world problems using your skills with radical equations.

 

Module 5 Project: Plan a Project involved planning an exoplanet circling a star outside Earth’s solar system. You used radical functions to model the path of the planet and to design some of its characteristics.

 

Module 5: Radicals, Video Summary is a look back at the math you explored. Watch Module 5: Radicals, Video Summary to review what you learned and to confirm your answers to the module questions.

 

The following table summarizes the learning outcomes for Module 5. Complete a table like this one by listing the activities you undertook to address each outcome. You can use Module 5: Radicals, Video Summary to help you recall major activities. You can also revisit the lessons.

 

Save a copy of your completed table in your course folder for review.

 

Outcomes for This Module	Learning Activities in Which I Addressed This Outcome
solve problems that involve operations on radicals and radical expressions with numerical and variable radicands
solve problems that involve radical equations

 

In the next module, Rational Expressions and Equations, you will use some of the techniques you learned about radical functions in this module.