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QUIZ NO 1: OPERATIONS ON RADICALS
NAME: _________________________ Section: ____________ Date: ____________
CN: _____ Teacher: Mr. Rudolf Jeremy H. Albornoz

TEST I. Multiple Choice (10 points)

Directions: Read each statement carefully, select the letter of your choice and write on the
blank provided before each number.

______1. Which of the following refers to the number inside the radical sign?
A. Index C. Nth Root
B. Exponent D. Radicand

______2. Which of the following equation is TRUE?

𝑦 1
𝑥 𝑥
A. √𝑎 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 C. √𝑎 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥
𝑥
𝑥 𝑥
B. √𝑎 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑦 D. √𝑎 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑦𝑥

______3. Which of the following value is equivalent of √75?

A. 5√3 C. 4√3
B. 2√3 D. 5√2
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______4. Which of the following value is equivalent of 16−2 ?
A. 16 C. 4
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B. 16 D. 4

______5. Which of the following is the sum of √121(𝑥 − 𝑦) + 18√𝑥 + 𝑦 + √81(𝑥 + 𝑦)?
A. 27√(𝑥 − 𝑦) + 11√𝑥 + 𝑦 C. 11√(𝑥 − 𝑦) − 27√𝑥 + 𝑦
B. 11√(𝑥 − 𝑦) + 9√𝑥 + 𝑦 D. 11√(𝑥 − 𝑦) + 27√𝑥 + 𝑦

______6. Which of the following is the product of 2√7 ∗ 3√8?

A. 6√7 C. 12√14
B. 6√56. D. 14√12

______7. Which of the following is the difference of 3√3𝑥 − 4√𝑥?

A. - 4x√𝑥 C. −√3𝑥
B. 3√3𝑥 − 4√𝑥 D. −4√𝑥

______8. Which of the following is the answer if √625𝑥𝑦 − 9√𝑥𝑦 2 + 8√9𝑥𝑦?

A. 24√𝑥𝑦 − 9√𝑥𝑦 2 C. 49√𝑥𝑦 − 9√𝑥𝑦 2
B. 25√𝑥𝑦 − 9√𝑥𝑦 2 D. 59√𝑥𝑦 − 9√𝑥𝑦 2

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______9. Which of the following is value of ?
1+√7
2+√7 2−√7
A. 3
C. − 3
1+√7 1+√7
B. 2
D. − 2

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_____10. Which of the following is the product of (3𝑎4 )(6𝑎2 ),…?
4 3
A. √18𝑎5 C. √18𝑎5
5 4
B. √18𝑎4 D. √18𝑎3

TEST II. Computation (12 points)

Direction: Complete the table. Solve the following problems. Show the solution and the final
answer.

PROBLEM SOLUTION (2 points) ANSWER (1 point)

1. Find the Perimeter of

a triangle whose sides
are √625, 9√27 𝑎𝑛𝑑
3√108 .

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2. Evaluate:
√8−√12

3. Find the area of a

rectangle whose
measures are
3 3
( √𝑥 − 2)𝑚𝑚. ; (√𝑥 2 +
3
2 √𝑥 + 4)𝑚𝑚.

4. Find the area of a

square whose
measure its side is
(√𝑥 3 + 12).

TEST III. ANALIZATION (3 points)

Direction: Justify the given challenge. Answer and explain the answer appropriately. Show
solution as possible.

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We can eliminate the radical in the denominator of by squaring the real number, obtaining
√2
7 2 49
( 2) = 2
. Is this the same as rationalizing the denominator? Explain.
√

Answer:

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