Big Ideas

1. Equivalence

   Essential Question To simplify the nth root of an expression, what must be true about the expression?

2. Solving Equations and Inequalities

   Essential Question When you square each side of an equation, is the resulting equation equivalent to the original?

3. Function

   Essential Question How are a function and its inverse function related?

Chapter Preview

• 6-1 Roots and Radical Expressions
• 6-2 Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions
• 6-3 Binomial Radical Expressions
• 6-4 Rational Exponents
• 6-5 Solving Square Root and Other Radical Equations
• 6-6 Function Operations
• 6-7 Inverse Relations and Functions
• 6-8 Graphing Radical Functions

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