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If the radical is the square root of a quantity, then yes.

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Q: Why when you want to get rid of a radical do you square it?
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What do you do if you have a radical in your denominate and your numerator?

It isn't clear what, exactly, you want to achieve. To write a fraction in standard form, it is customary to leave no radical in the denominator; in this case, for example, if you have square root of 2 in the denominator, you would multiply top and bottom by square root of 2, precisely to get rid of the radical in the denominator.


How do you square root and simplify?

Get a calculator with the radical sign, press on whatever number you want to square root, and then press on the radical sign.


How do you solve a radical equation with a variable beside the number inside of the radical?

Square both sides of the equation to get rid of the radical sign. Then just solve as you normally would. Good luck! :-)


How do you find the value of 'a' in simplest radical form in the equation 'a square roots of 2 equals 18'?

You're going to want to multiply the square root of 2 by itself to get rid of it. Then you're left with x times 2 equals 18. a = 9√2


What is a radical square root?

There is no "radical square root". Radical means the same as root, it may specifically refer to the square root.


What is the conjugate of 5 square root of 10?

a+ square root of b has a conjugate a- square root of b and this is used rationalize the denominator when it contains a square root. If we want to multiply 5 x square root of 10 by something to get rid of the radical you can multiply it by square root of 10. But if we look at 5x( square root of 10 as ) 0+ 5x square root of 10 then the conjugate would be -5x square root of 10


What is the square root of 5 radical 68?

The square root of 5 radical 68 simplifies to 34 radical 5.


What is the Square root of 768 in a radical?

16 radical 3


What is the Square root of 85 in radical form?

square root of 85 is 9.2195444 but the in the simplest radical is square root of 5 times square root of 17


What is i2 radical 20?

the letter i means a complex number. it means square root of -1. whenever you have numbers outside the radical all you have to do is square them to get them inside the radical.so square i and square 2i2 radical 20 is the same are your new form... radical negative 80but your numerical answer is 8.94i


How is a radical equation similar to a linear equation?

Technically,no. A radical equation has a radical (Square root) in it, and has two solutions because the square root can be positive or negative.


What is the square root of 275 in radical form?

5 radical(11)