The document contains a test with multiple choice questions about rational exponents and operations involving radicals. It includes instructions, 20 multiple choice questions testing concepts like rational exponents, properties of radicals, and simplifying expressions with radicals. It also includes 3 short answer questions asking to simplify expressions or write them in radical form.
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The document contains a test with multiple choice questions about rational exponents and operations involving radicals. It includes instructions, 20 multiple choice questions testing concepts like rational exponents, properties of radicals, and simplifying expressions with radicals. It also includes 3 short answer questions asking to simplify expressions or write them in radical form.
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Test questions.
I. Instructions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Any number, excluding zero with an exponent of zero is equal to _________? a. 1 b. -1 c. 2 d. 0 2. Evaluate the expressions, 3−2. a. 1 1 b. 9 1 c. 2 3 d. 9 3. What is the value of 30 . a. 1 b. 0 c. -3 d. Undefined. 4. When simplifying the expressions 23 ∙2 4 . What is the final result? a. 212 b. 2 c. 27 d. 234 5. What is the value of 100? a. 10 b. 0 c. 1 d. None of the above 6. What is the simplified form of (52)3? a. 56 b. 55 c. 58 d. 59 7. What is the definition of a rational exponents? a. An exponent that is a fraction. b. An exponent that is a whole number. c. An exponent that is a negative number. d. An exponent that is an irrational number. 8. What is the definition of a rational exponent in simplest form? a. An exponent that can be expressed as a fraction with a numerator and denominator. b. An exponent that can be expressed as a whole number. c. An exponent that can be expressed as a decimal. d. An exponent that can be expressed as a negative number. 9. Which expression illustrates a rational exponent? a. 32 −1 b. 3 3 c. 4-2 d. 23 10. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 92/3? a. √ 9 b. 32 c. 3 √ 9 d. 92 11. What is the simplified form of the expression 82/3? a. 4 b. 8 c. 16 d. 64 12. Which expression is equivalent to (23)-2? a. 2-6 b. 2-5 c. 2-4 d. 2-3 13. What is the value of (125-3/2)-1/3? a. 1/5 b. 1/25 c. 1/125 d. 1/625 14. Which expression is equivalent to 41/2? a. √ 4 b. √ 2 c. √ 8 d. √ 16 15. Define the process of writing an expression with rational exponents as radicals. a. Converting the rational exponent to a decimal. b. Converting the rational exponent to a whole number. c. Converting the rational exponent to a fraction. d. Converting the rational exponent to a radical. 16. Define radicals in terms of rational exponents. a. Radicals represent repeated multiplication. b. Radicals represent division. c. Radicals represent the root of a number. d. Radicals represent addition. 17. Write the expression √3 64 as a rational exponent. a. 641/3 b. 641/2 c. 642/3 d. 643/4 18. Which property is used to derive the law of multiplying radicals? a. Associative property b. Distributive property c. Commutative property d. Identity property 19. What is the result when multiplying two radicals with the same index and radicand? a. The radicand is multiplied and the index is added. b. The radicand is divided, and the index is subtracted. c. The radicand is multiplied, and the index remains the same. d. The radicand is divided, and the index remains the same. 20. What is the result when raising a radical to a power? a. The radicand is raised to the power, and the index is multiplied. b. The radicand is raised to the power, and the index remains the same. c. The radicand is multiplied, and the index is raised to the power. d. The radicand is divided, and the index is raised to the power. II. Simplify the expressions: −3 1. (10−2) 2 = −2 1 2. (16 ¿ ¿ ) 3 ¿= 4 3. ¿ ¿) = 1/3