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Class Notes: 7.2

Properties of Rational Exponents

Properties of Rational Exponents

Properties of Radicals:
Property:
Algebraic Example
Product
Property
Quotient
Property

Numerical Example

Simply the following radicals:

1.

3 40

4.

2.

1
8

3.

4 32

8.

81 /3

3
4

Properties of Rational Exponents:

Property
Algebraic Example
Product
of
Powers
Power of a Power
Power
of
Product
Negative
Exponent
Quotient of
Power
Power
of
Quotient

Numerical Example

a
a

Evaluate using the properties of rational exponents:

2
3

5.

6 6

9.

7 5/ 2
7 1/ 2

1
3

6.

3
( 3/ 4)4

1 /2

7.

16 25

Add & subtract the like radicals:

4 5 3+ 5 3

10.

( )

11.
1

7 11 3 10 (11 3 )

Simplify the following expressions:

9 x6

12.

x6
y2

13.

16.

y6
4

3 a 3/ 2 c
a c2

15.

5 x y 1/ 4 +2 x y 1 /4

19.

14.

x3
y6

Add or subtract the following expressions:

17.

4 x3 x

8 5 r4 5 r

18.