Adding Radicals Calculator

Introduction to adding radicals calculator:

Radicals:

The symbol used to indicate root of a number is known as radicals.  The square root, cube root can be expressed by using the radical symbol.  The radicals also mean that the root.  To understand the radicals, first we need to know about exponentiation. That is exponential xn = x * x * x * x …….n times x. The root of xn can be expressed as root (n)(x^n) = x .

The radical symbol is,

Fig(i) Radicals

Calculator:

A calculator is a small (often pocket-sized), usually inexpensive electronic device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic.(source : Wikipedia).

Fig(ii) Adding radicals calculator

In this article we are going to learn about how to adding radicals using calculator.

Rules to Adding Radicals :

Before we get into problems , we need to know the rules for adding radicals.

Rules :

We can add the radicals with the same index and radicand . For example the radicals of index 2 can only add. We can add the radical of index 2 with the radical of index 3.

For example , `sqrt(4)` + `sqrt (4)` = ( 1 + 1) `sqrt(4)`

= 2 `sqrt(4)`

Let us see some problems on adding radicals by using calculator.

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Problems on Adding Radicals Calculator:

Problem 1:

Add the radicals `5sqrt(36)` + `2sqrt(81) `

Solution:

Given, `5sqrt(36)` + `2sqrt(81) `

We need to add the given radicals.

Before that we can simplify the given radicals.

We know that, `root(n)(x^n) ` = x

`sqrt(36)` = `sqrt(6^2)` = 6

`sqrt(81)` = `sqrt(9^2) ` = 9

`5sqrt(36)` + `2sqrt(81)` = 5*6 + 2*9

= 30 + 18

= 48

Answer: 5`sqrt(36)` + 2`sqrt(81)` = 48

Problem 2:

Add the radicals `8sqrt(8)` + `sqrt(8) `

Solution:

Given, `8sqrt(8)` + `sqrt(8) `

We need to add the given radicals.

Before that we can simplify the given radicals.

We know that,` root(n)(x^n)` = x

`sqrt(8)` = `sqrt(4 * 2 )`

= `sqrt(4)` * `sqrt(2)`

= `sqrt(2^2)` * `sqrt(2)`

= `2sqrt(2)`

`sqrt(8)` = `2sqrt(2)`

8`sqrt(8)` + `sqrt(8)` = 8 * `(2sqrt(2)) ` + 2`sqrt(2)`

= 16 `sqrt(2)` + 2`sqrt(2)`

= (16 + 2)`sqrt(2)`

=  18`sqrt(2)`

Answer: 8`sqrt(8)` + ` sqrt(8) ` = 18`sqrt(2)`

Problem 3:

Add the radicals 3`root(3)(9)` + 2`root(2)(8) `

Solution:

Given,3`root(3)(9)` + 2`root(2)(8)`

We need to add the given radicals.

Here , given two radicals are has two different index as well as different radicand.

So we can add it further.

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