Simplifying Radical Expressions with Imaginary Numbers
by Math & Glitter © 2026
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Price: $1.5 USD
Subjects: math,mathHighSchool,algebra,highSchoolFunctions
Grades: 9,10,11,12
Description
Help students build confidence simplifying radicals that involve imaginary numbers with this 15-card Boom Card deck. Students simplify square roots of negative numbers by factoring out perfect squares and rewriting expressions using the imaginary unit i. Problems guide students to recognize when radicals produce imaginary results and simplify expressions into simplest radical form or standard form (a + bi) when appropriate. This deck reinforces connections between radicals and complex numbers while strengthening algebraic reasoning.
Acknowledgements
Slides made using Canva.