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Chapter 1 Section 5
Solve Quadratic Equations by Finding Square Roots
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Mathematics
10th Grade
09/26/2014

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Term
square root
Definition
a number that is multiplied to itself to form a product is called a square root of that product
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radical
Definition
an indicated root of quantity
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radicand
Definition
the number or expression under a radical sign
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rationalizing the denominator
Definition
a method of rewriting a fraction by multiplying by another fraction that is equivalent to 1 in order to remove radical terms from the denominator
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conjugates
Definition
a+√b and a-√b are conjugates of each other and their product is always a rational number
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