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5.7 Rational Exponents

The document contains notes and examples about rational exponents. It discusses writing expressions with rational exponents in radical form and vice versa. It then provides examples of simplifying expressions in exponential or radical form, including changing between the two forms and performing arithmetic operations on expressions with rational exponents.

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5.7 Rational Exponents

The document contains notes and examples about rational exponents. It discusses writing expressions with rational exponents in radical form and vice versa. It then provides examples of simplifying expressions in exponential or radical form, including changing between the two forms and performing arithmetic operations on expressions with rational exponents.

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HW Honors p261 (22-64) evens


Regular p261(22-62) evens

Notes
Section 5.7 – Rational Exponents
 Write expressions with rational exponents in radical form, and vice versa.
 Simplify expressions in exponential or radical form.

EXPONENTIAL FORM  RADICAL FORM RADICAL  EXPONENTIAL

1 1
n n
bn b b bn

1
a 4 _________ 3 y _________

Directions: Evaluate each expression

EX1. ST1.

1 1
a.) 16 4 a.) 49 2

___________________ _____________________

3 2
b.) 243 5 b.) 32 5

___________________ _____________________
SIMPLIFYING EXPRESSIONS WITH RATIONAL EXPONENTS

EX2. ST2.
1 7 1 4
a.) x  x
5 5 a.) x 7  x 7

___________________ _____________________
3 2
b.) y 4 b.) x 3

___________________ _____________________

Directions: Simplify

EX3. ST3.

8 6
81 16
a.) 6
a.) 3
3 2

___________________ _____________________

b.) 4
9z 2 b.) 6
4x 4

___________________ _____________________

1 1

m 12 y 2 1
c.) 1
c.) 1

m 12 y 1
2

___________________ _____________________

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