P2 VOCABULARY- Shannon rickett
Square Root
one of the 2 equal factors of a #
Rationalizing the denominator
process used to create a radical free denominator
Like Radicals
radical expressions can be combined if they are like radicals
Scientific Notation
convenient way of writing very large or very small #'s
In the expression b m/n, m denotes the ____to which the base is raised and n denotes the _____ root to be taken
Power; index
when an expression involving radicals has all possible factors removed, radical-free denominators and a reduced index
Simplest Form
in the exponential form of a to the nth power is the _____ and a is the _____
exponent; base
In the radical form n_/a, the positive integer is called the _____ and the # a is called ______
index; radicand
conjugates
the expressions a+b\|m and a-b\|m are conjugates of each other
Principle nth root
the nth root that has the same sign as a