Rational Exponents 2

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Question 1 of 6

1. Question
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$16^{\frac{3}{4}}$ $16^(3/4)$
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Fractional Powers

$a^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{T}}{\color{#D800AD}{B}}}=(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{B}]{a})^{\color{#004ec4}{T}}$

Use Fractional Powers to simplify the expression.

$16^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{3}}{\color{#D800AD}{4}}}$ $=$ $=$ $(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{4}]{16})^{\color{#004ec4}{3}}$

$=$ $=$ ${(2)}^{3}$ $(2)^3$ $\sqrt[4]{16} = 2$ $root (4)(16)=2$

$=$ $=$ $8$ $8$

$8$ $8$

Question 2 of 6

Simplify

125^{\frac{1}{3}}

$125^(1/3)$

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Fractional Powers

a^{\frac{T}{B}} = (\sqrt[B]{a})^{T}

$a^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{T}}{\color{#D800AD}{B}}}=(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{B}]{a})^{\color{#004ec4}{T}}$

Use Fractional Powers to simplify the expression.

$125^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{1}}{\color{#D800AD}{3}}}$	$=$ $=$	$(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{3}]{125})^{\color{#004ec4}{1}}$
	$=$ $=$	${(5)}^{1}$ $(5)^1$	$\sqrt[3]{125} = 5$ $root (3)(125)=5$
	$=$ $=$	$5$ $5$

5

$5$

Question 3 of 6

Simplify

x \sqrt{x}

$xsqrtx$

1. $x^{2}$ $x^2$
2. $x^{\frac{3}{2}}$ $x^(3/2)$
3. $\frac{1}{2 x}$ $1/(2x)$
4. $2 x$ $2x$

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Fractional Powers

\sqrt[B]{a^{T}} = a^{\frac{T}{B}}

$\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{B}]{a^{\color{#004ec4}{T}}}=a^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{T}}{\color{#D800AD}{B}}}$

Product of Powers

a^{m} \times a^{n} = a^{m + n}

${\color{#00880A}{a}^m}\times{\color{#00880A}{a}^n}=\color{#00880A}{a}^{m+n}$

Fractional Powers

(\sqrt[B]{a})^{T} = a^{\frac{T}{B}}

$(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{B}]{a})^{\color{#004ec4}{T}}=a^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{T}}{\color{#D800AD}{B}}}$

Use Fractional Powers to simplify the expression.

x^{1} \sqrt[2]{27^{1}}

$x^1\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{2}]{27^{\color{#004ec4}{1}}}$

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$=$

x^{1} \times x^{\frac{1}{2}}

$x^1 \times x^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{1}}{\color{#D800AD}{2}}}$

Next, use the Product of Powers to simplify the expression further.

$\color{#00880A}{x}^1 \times \color{#00880A}{x}^{\frac{1}{2}}$	$=$ $=$	$\color{#00880A}{x}^{1+\frac{1}{2}}$
	$=$ $=$	$\color{#00880A}{x}^{1\frac{1}{2}}$
	$=$ $=$	$x^{\frac{3}{2}}$ $x^(3/2)$	Convert the power into a fraction

x^{\frac{3}{2}}

$x^(3/2)$

Question 4 of 6

Simplify

16^{- \frac{1}{2}}

$16^{-\frac{1}{2}}$

Write fractions as “a/b”

(1/4)

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Negative Power

a^{- n} = \frac{1}{a^{n}}

$a^{-\color{#e65021}{n}}=\frac{1}{a^\color{#e65021}{n}}$

Fractional Powers

a^{\frac{T}{B}} = (\sqrt[B]{a})^{T}

$a^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{T}}{\color{#D800AD}{B}}}=(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{B}]{a})^{\color{#004ec4}{T}}$

First, use Negative Powers to simplify the expression.

16^{- \frac{1}{2}}

$16^{-\color{#e65021}{\frac{1}{2}}}$

=

$=$

\frac{1}{16^{\frac{1}{2}}}

$\frac{1}{16^\color{#e65021}{\frac{1}{2}}}$

Next, simplify further using Fractional Powers.

$\frac{1}{16^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{1}}{\color{#D800AD}{2}}}}$	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{2}]{16})^{\color{#004ec4}{1}}}$
	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{{(4)}^{1}}$ $1/(4)^1$	$\sqrt[2]{16} = 4$ $root (2)(16)=4$
	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{4}$ $1/4$	$4^{1} = 4$ $4^1=4$

\frac{1}{4}

$1/4$

Question 5 of 6

Simplify

4^{- \frac{3}{2}}

$4^{-\frac{3}{2}}$

Write fractions as “a/b”

(1/8)

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Negative Power

a^{- n} = \frac{1}{a^{n}}

$a^{-\color{#e65021}{n}}=\frac{1}{a^\color{#e65021}{n}}$

Fractional Powers

a^{\frac{T}{B}} = (\sqrt[B]{a})^{T}

$a^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{T}}{\color{#D800AD}{B}}}=(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{B}]{a})^{\color{#004ec4}{T}}$

First, use Negative Powers to simplify the expression.

4^{- \frac{3}{2}}

$4^{-\color{#e65021}{\frac{3}{2}}}$

=

$=$

\frac{1}{4^{\frac{3}{2}}}

$\frac{1}{4^\color{#e65021}{\frac{3}{2}}}$

Next, simplify further using Fractional Powers.

$\frac{1}{4^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{3}}{\color{#D800AD}{2}}}}$	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{2}]{4})^{\color{#004ec4}{3}}}$
	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{{(2)}^{3}}$ $1/(2)^3$	$\sqrt[2]{4} = 2$ $root (2)(4)=2$
	$=$ $=$	$\frac{1}{8}$ $1/8$	$2^{3} = 8$ $2^3=8$

\frac{1}{8}

$1/8$

Question 6 of 6

Simplify

8^{- \frac{4}{3}}

$8^{-\frac{4}{3}}$

Write fractions as “a/b”

(1/16)

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Negative Power

a^{- n} = \frac{1}{a^{n}}

$a^{-\color{#e65021}{n}}=\frac{1}{a^\color{#e65021}{n}}$

Fractional Powers

$a^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{T}}{\color{#D800AD}{B}}}=(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{B}]{a})^{\color{#004ec4}{T}}$

First, use Negative Powers to simplify the expression.

$8^{-\color{#e65021}{\frac{4}{3}}}$

$=$

$\frac{1}{8^\color{#e65021}{\frac{4}{3}}}$

Next, simplify further using Fractional Powers.

$\frac{1}{8^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{4}}{\color{#D800AD}{3}}}}$	$=$	$\frac{1}{(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{3}]{8})^{\color{#004ec4}{4}}}$
	$=$	$1/(2)^4$	$root (3)(8)=2$
	$=$	$1/(16)$	$2^4=16$

$1/(16)$

Rational Exponents 2

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1. Question

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Fractional Powers

2. Question

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Fractional Powers

3. Question

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Fractional Powers

Product of Powers

Fractional Powers

4. Question

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Negative Power

Fractional Powers

5. Question

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Negative Power

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Negative Power

Fractional Powers

Quizzes

$16^{\frac{\color{#004ec4}{3}}{\color{#D800AD}{4}}}$	$=$ $=$	$(\sqrt[\color{#D800AD}{4}]{16})^{\color{#004ec4}{3}}$
	$=$ $=$	${(2)}^{3}$ $(2)^3$	$\sqrt[4]{16} = 2$ $root (4)(16)=2$
	$=$ $=$	$8$ $8$