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We have defined RADICALS If n is an even natural number and a > 0 or n is an odd natural number, then The symbol EXAMPLE 1 Radical Calculations With
The following properties of radicals depend on the definitions and properties of exponents. PROPERTIES OF RADICALS For all real numbers a and b and natural numbers m and n such
that Property 3 can be used to simplify certain radicals. For example, since 48 = 16ยท3, To some extent, simplification is in the eye of the beholder,
and EXAMPLE 2 Radical Calculations |