alleryStart learning →A square root is considered simplified if its radicand contains no:
APrime number factors
BPerfect square factors
CWhole number factors
DOdd number factors
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Perfect square factors
1. Simplifying a radical means pulling out what can come out.
2. The number under the radical sign is the radicand.
3. A square root is considered simplified if its radicand contains no perfect square factors.
4. Any perfect square factor can be taken outside the sign.
_Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Roots and Radicals', sections 9.1-9.8_
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