This math topic focuses on simplifying square roots by factoring and extracting perfect squares, as well as identifying the radical remaining if the factorization includes non-square numbers. It emphasizes practicing on various square root simplifications, further developing skills in identifying factors, extracting square numbers, and manipulating expressions under the radical sign for simplification. Each problem presents a radical expression, requesting its simplification, and then provides multiple choice answers for students to select the correct simplified form. This is part of a broader introduction to simplifying radicals.
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Simplify the radical