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The term radicand means the number or expression inside the radical symbol. For example, when we have the square root of 2, the 2 is inside the radical symbol. It is the radicand. The radicand may be a number or an algebraic expression. Also, there is not limit to the number of terms the radicand may contain. It may even be infinite!
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What is radicand?
-The radical is the symbol that represents a square root. -The radicand is the number underneath the radical symbol. -The coefficient is the number out in front of the radical. (We assume that the coefficient multiplies the radical, the same way it would multiply with a variable.)
Is any number expressed with a radical symbol an irrational number?
No. Radical(1.21) = 1.1, for example, is rational.
The is the name of the number under the radical symbol in the quadratic formula?
discriminant
What is the symbol used to represent the nonnegative square root of a number?
The radical symbol ( √ ) followed by a line above what's in the radical, designates positive square root.
What is a symbol that stands for a number called?
algebraic expression
