How can you tell if radicals are like radicals?.

Radicals are considered like radicals if they have the same index and the same radicand. In other words, the radicals must have the same root and the same number under the root to be considered like radicals. For example, √3 and √3 are like radicals because they both have a square root with a radicand of 3.

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Sure! Radicals are like radicals if they have the same math inside their square roots. For example, √5 and √5 are like radicals because they both have a square root with a radicand of 5.