Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
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1. 52 2. 82
3. 122 4. 152
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Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
M8N1. Students will understand different representations of numbers including
square roots, exponents, and scientific notation.
GPS
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
a. Find square roots of perfect squares.
b. Recognize the (positive) square root of a number as a length of a side of a square with a given area.
c. Recognize square roots as points and as lengths on a number line.
GPS
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
GPS• d. Understand that the square root of 0 is 0
and that every positive number has two square roots that are opposite in sign.
• e. Recognize and use the radical symbol to denote the positive square root of a
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
Vocabularysquare root
principal square root
perfect square
radical
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
The square root of a number is one of the two equal factors of that number. Squaring a nonnegative number and finding the square root of that number are inverse operations.
Because the area of a square can be expressed using an exponent of 2, a number with an exponent of 2 is said to be squared. You read 32 as “three squared.”
3
3
Area = 32
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
Positive real numbers have two square roots, one positive and one negative. The positive square root, or principal square root, is represented by . The negative square root is represented by – .
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
A perfect square is a number whose square roots are integers. Some examples of perfect squares are shown in the table.
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
You can write the square roots of 16 as ±4, which is read as “plus or minus four.”
Writing Math
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square RootsAdditional Example: 1 Finding the Positive and Negative
Square Roots of a NumberFind the two square roots of each number.
7 is a square root, since 7 • 7 = 49.
–7 is also a square root, since –7 • (–7) = 49.
10 is a square root, since 10 • 10 = 100.
–10 is also a square root, since –10 • (–10) = 100.
49 = –7–
49 = 7
100 = 10
100 = –10–
A. 49
B. 100The square roots of 49 are ±7.
The square roots of 100 are ±10.
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
A. 25
Check It Out! Example 1
5 is a square root, since 5 • 5 = 25.
–5 is also a square root, since –5 • (–5) = 25.
12 is a square root, since 12 • 12 = 144.
–12 is also a square root, since –12 • (–12) = 144.
25 = –5–
25 = 5
144 = 12
144 = –12–
Find the two square roots of each number.
B. 144
The square roots of 144 are ±12.
The square roots of 25 are ±5.
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
132 = 169
The window is 13 inches wide.
Find the square root of 169 to find the width of the window. Use the positive square root; a negative length has no meaning.
Additional Example 2: Application
A square window has an area of 169 square inches. How wide is the window?
So 169 = 13.
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
Find the square root of 16 to find the width of the table. Use the positive square root; a negative length has no meaning.
Check It Out! Example 2
A square shaped kitchen table has an area of 16 square feet. Will it fit through a van door that has a 5 foot wide opening?
So the table is 4 feet wide, which is less than 5 feet, so it will fit through the van door.
16 = 4
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square RootsAdditional Example 3: Finding the Square Root of a
MonomialSimplify the expression.
A.
Write the monomial as a square.
Use the absolute-value symbol.= 12|c|
144c2
144c2 = (12c)2
B. z6
z6 = (z3)2
= |z3|
Write the monomial as a square: z6 = (z3)2
Use the absolute-value symbol.
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square RootsAdditional Example 3: Finding the Square Root of a
Monomial
Simplify the expression.
C.
Write the monomial as a square.
10n2 is nonnegative for all values of n. The absolute-value symbol is not needed.
= 10n2
100n4
100n4 = (10n2)2
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square RootsCheck It Out! Example 3
Simplify the expression.
A.
Write the monomial as a square.
Use the absolute-value symbol.= 11|r|
121r2
121r2 = (11r)2
B. p8
p8 = (p4)2
= |p4|
Write the monomial as a square: p8 = (p4)2
Use the absolute-value symbol.
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square RootsCheck It Out! Example 3
Simplify the expression.
C.
Write the monomial as a square.
9m2 is nonnegative for all values of m. The absolute-value symbol is not needed.
= 9m2
81m4
81m4 = (9m2)2
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square RootsLesson Quiz
12 50
7|p3| z4
5. Ms. Estefan wants to put a fence around 3 sides of a square garden that has an area of 225 ft2. How much fencing does she need?45 ft
Find the two square roots of each number.
1. 144 2. 2500
Simplify each expression.
3. 49p6 4. z8
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
Rational NumbersA rational number is a number that can be written as a ratio. That means it can be written as a fraction, in which both the numerator (the number on top) and the denominator (the number on the bottom) are whole numbers.
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
4-6 Squares and Square Roots
Irrational Numbers
• Any indicated square root whose radicand is not a perfect square is an irrational number.
• The numbers √6, √15, and √
• Most numbers that are not perfect squares have square roots that are irrational numbers