FREE ESSAY ON ABSOLUTE VALUES IN RADICALS

ABSOLUTE VALUES IN RADICALS

Absolute Values in Radicals
Absolute values in radicals is a very easy concept, once it is mastered. Basically an
absolute value is the positive square root of the sum of the squares of the real and
imaginary parts of a complex number. An absolute value sign is two straight lines that
are place around the exponent to show that the value of the exponent is a positive
number. Absolute value signs are needed when there is an even exponent inside a radical
and when the square is taken the exponent becomes odd. Then, the odd exponent is placed
outside the radical and absolute values signs are placed around it. Absolute value signs
are needed because the exponent could be a positive or a negative number. X could be
negative number and if it were raised to an even power, it would become positive. But if
someone would need to find the square root, the absolute value signs would be needed to
show that could be a nonnegative value.