Discuss any difficulties you might have with grasping the concepts used in radical expressions. How would you explain square roots, cube roots, nth roots, and radicals to a student who is having difficulty understanding these concepts? What are some limitations of square root?
2007-04-16 03:59:58 · 2 answers · asked by Dave 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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Explain square root with several examples:
since 3x3 = 9, 3² = 9, 3 = √9. Compare it to other relations, such as brother/sister or mother/daughter, where the word for the relation depends on the "direction" of the relation. Once the reciprocity of the square/square root relation is established, focus on the abstract definition and extend it to cubes and cube roots, etc.
Difficulty understanding only happens when there is not an adequate foundation of basic ideas. Concepts are not built top down.
2007-04-16 04:28:42 · answer #1 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an oblong root of a quantity is one quantity that when elevated by skill of itself, will provide you the quantity you began with for representation 9... what quantity elevated by skill of itself will comparable 9? 3, so 3 is the oblong root of 9... then do an identical with cube roots and stuff... and easily provide an evidence for that the unconventional sign is used to signify "oblong root" so a radical around 9 is the oblong root of 9 isn't resembling 9.
2016-12-10 03:23:30 · answer #2 · answered by messenger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋