Kansas Algebra Program

Unit 5 Objectives

1. Simplify exponential expressions using the properties of exponents with rational exponents.
2. Convert from rational exponent form to radical form and vice versa.
3. Use the product and quotient rules to simplify radical expressions.
4. Add or subtract radical expressions.
5. Multiply radical expressions and simplify.
6. Rationalize the denominator of a radical.
7. Solve equations involving roots. Check for extraneous solutions.
8. Solve applications involving the Pythagorean Theorem.
9. Graph a square root or cube root function and identify its domain.
10. Solve quadratic equations with real or complex solutions.
    • Take the square root of both sides.
    • Completing the square.
    • Quadratic formula.
11. Finding the distance between two non-vertical and non-horizontal points on the coordinate plane.