BC Algebra Chapter 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 radical expression | An expression that contains a radical, such as a square root, cube root, or other root. |
| rationalize the expression | To simplify a radical expression. |
| hypotenuse | The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle; the longest side. |
| pythagorean theorem | a²+b²=c² |
| leg of a right triangle | Either of the two sides that form the right angle in a right triangle. |
| like radicals | Radical expressions with the same radicands. |
| radical equation | An equation that contains a radical expression with a variable in the radicand. |
| extraneous solution | An solution of an equation derived from an orginal equation but is not a solution of the original equation; a number that does not satisfy the original equation. |
| square root function | A function that contains the independent variable in the radicand. |
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