The only way you can add and subtract
radicals is if they have the same square root
2 examples of adding and subtracting radicals:
Simplifying Radicals
Simplifying radicals is exactly what it sounds like,
you are putting a radical into it's simplest form
For example: √125 is not in it's simplest form,
it's simplest form is 5√5. You put it in its
simplest form by-
Multiplying Radicals
When multiplying radicals you multiply the
squareroots by each other and the
numbers out side the squareroot by each
other, after that you simplify your answer.