Lesson 4.2 Mixed and Entire Radicals

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Scientists depend on exact values in all their calculations. Even the slightest deviation from an exact value can throw off some important research calculation results. An example is the tracking of cloud variations on Saturn's surface. Radicals are exact values and are used in sensitive calculations.


In Lesson 4.2, you will learn about

  • use examples to explain the meaning of the index of a radical

  • identify whether a whole number is a perfect square, perfect cube, or neither

  • use strategies to determine the square root of a perfect square and the cube root of a perfect cube

  • express an entire radical as a mixed radical in simplest form and express a mixed radical as an entire radical