University of Cebu - Main Campus

Junior High School Department

LESSON PLAN IN MATHEMATICS 9

Prepared by: Florentino, Enad, Giducos, Infanso, & Jayme

Mentor: Engr. Judy Gutang

Specific Topic/Content/
Activities/Procedures Assessment Assignment
Objectives References/Materials

Students should Topic/Content: Method: 4A’s Approach Direct Question

be able to: Responses
Routine Activity Worksheet

FRACTIONAL  Opening Prayer

EXPONENTS  System check Interactive
 Checking Attendance Online
a. define rational  Assessment
exponent: and A. Recall
Essential Question/s:
Let the learners identify what laws of exponents applied in
every step of the solution.
b. simplify
What is the relationship
exponential
between algebraic Simplify ¿ ¿ .
notations with
rational expressions involving Solution:
exponents. fractional exponents to ¿¿
radical notation?

Step 1:
= [(x + y ) ] ²
7
Apply THE PRODUCT RULE
¿¿
 Step 2:
14
Apply RAISING A POWER TO A
Reference: = (x+ y) POWER RULE.
¿¿

= (x + y )−1 Step 3:
Grade 9 Mathematics Apply THE QOUTIENT RULE.
Patterns and 1
Practicalities book by =
x+ y Step 4:
Gladys C. Nivera. Ph.D. Apply NEGATIVE EXPONENTS.
and Minie Rose C.
Lapinid, Ph.D
B. Activity

Let the learners complete the table

Materials:
a)
Figure Side Area A= s2 s=√ A s= A 2
1

Laptop, Power Point Length (A)

(s)
Presentation
1.
2 4 sq 4 =22 2=√ 4 1
2=4 2
units
2.

3 9 sq 9 =32 3 =√ 9 1
3=9 2
units
3.
16 sq 4 =√ 16 4=16 2
1

4 units 16 =4 2

4.

5 25 sq 25 =52 5 =√ 25 5=25 2
1

units

b)
 Figure Side Volume V= s3 s=√3 V s=V 3
1

Length (V)
(s)

2 8 8 =23 2=√3 8 1
2=8 3

3 27 27=33 3=√3 27 3=27 3

1

C. Analysis

Based on the activity provided. The following questions

will be asked to the learners.

1. What is the relationship between the length of the side

of the square to its area? and the area to its length of
the sides?

2. What is the relationship between the length of the side

of the cube to its volume? and the volume to its length
of the sides?

3. What will happen if the exponent is in fraction and how

it is related to radical form?

4. How to rewrite rational exponents to radical form?

5. How do you simplify expressions with rational exponent

and radicals?

Rational Exponent
1
a k = √ a for any natural number k and any a , where a ¿ 0. In
k

√k a , a is the radicand and k is the index.

 To change fractional exponents to radical, the
denominator becomes the index and the numerator is the
exponent of the radicand.

Examples:

1 ¿ 27 ¿ =√ 27 = 3
1/ 3 3

2 ¿ 8 =√ 8 = 2
1/ 3 3

3 ¿4 = √4 = 2
1/ 2

4 ¿ 251/ 2 = √ 25 = 5
5¿ 11/ 6 =√6 1 = 1
6) ¿ = √3 y 3 = y
7) ¿ = √5 z 5 = z
1
8) ( x 8 ¿ 8 = √8 x 8 = x
2
9) ( x 4 ¿ 4 = √( x ¿¿ 4 )2 ¿ =√4 x 8 = x 2
4

2
10) ( y 7 ¿ 7 = √( y ¿¿ 7)2 ¿ = √7 y 14 = y 2
7

1
11) (64 b 6 ¿ 6 = √6 64 b 6 = 2 b
1
12) (36 x 4 ¿ 2 = √2 36 x 4 = 6 x 2
2
13) (4 x 4 ¿ 4 = √ (4 x ¿¿ 4)2 ¿ = √4 16 x 8 = 2 x2
4

D. Abstraction

The teacher will now present and discuss the topic:

Laws of Rational Exponents

The laws of exponents are summarized as follows:

Let a and b be any real number and m and n be any

positive integer.

The Product Rule:

 1 1 1 1
+
m n m n
a a =a

Example 1: Simplify the following expressions

1
1 1 1 1
a) 36 36 =36
6 3
+
3 6=¿
36 2= √ 36 ¿
=6

8
5 3 5 3
6 b3 =6 √ b8 ¿
4
+
4 4
b ¿ 3 b 2 b =3(2)b 4 4=¿ = 6b 2

The Quotient Rule:

1
am 1 1 1 1
=¿ a m − n , if ¿
1
m n
a n

1
am 1 1 1
= 1 1
− , if ¿
1
a n m n m
a n

Example 2: Evaluate the following expressions:

5
5 1 1
27 6 −
6 2 3
a) 1
=27 =27 =¿ √3 27 = 3
27 2

5
10 c 2
b) 1
=¿ = 2√ c 2 = 2c
5c 2
 1
32 6 1 1 1
c) = 1i 1
= 1 = =¿ 1
11
32
−
30 6
32 5 √32
5
2
32 30

Power to a Power Rule:

1 1
¿ a( m )( n )

Example 3: Simplify the following expressions:

a) ¿ ¿ =√4 81=3
b) ¿ ¿ = 12 x 4

Product to a Power Rule:

Example 4: Simplify the following expressions:

1
a) [(16)(25)] 2 = ¿ ¿= ( √ 16)(√ 25)=(4)(5)=20
6 6 6
b) (xy ) 2 =x 2 y 2 = ( √ x 6) ¿) = x 3 y 3

Quotient to a Power Rule:

1

( ) =b
1
a m am
b 1
m

Example 5: Simplify the following expressions:

 3
1 √1
6

() √
3 6 6 3
1 1 1
a) 4 = 3 = 6 3 ¿ 6 = 2
6

46 √
4 √64
4

( ) √ x 4 =¿
4 1
x x 2
x2
1 4=
2
b) 4 =
25 y
25 2 y 2 √25 √ y 4 5 y2

Negative Exponents
−1
1
an= 1
n
a

1 1
−1 = an
a n

Example 6:

−1
1 1 1
a) 243 5 = 1 =5 =3
243 5 √243
1
1
b) −1
=(100) 2 =√ 100=10
100 2
4 4 4
1
c) −4
=( 4 y ) =4 y =√ 4 4 √ y 4= √256 y 2= 16 y 2
2 2 2

2
( 4 y)
Complex Examples

SIMPLIFY (−8 b 3 ) 3 +¿ ¿
−1
REASONS

1 1 Negative Exponents
1
3 3
+ 1
2
(−8 b ) ( 4 b¿¿ 2) ¿

1 Power to a Power Rule

1 1
( ) +
(−8) (b ¿¿3) ¿
3 3

1
1 1
( )
4 (b¿¿ 2) 2 ¿
2

1 1 Definition of Rational
+
√−8 b
3
√4b Exponents

1 1 Simplifying Radical
+
−2 b 2b
Expression

0 Add
E. Application

After a thorough discussion, the learners will be given a

guided activity to check their learnings on the topic.

Instruction: Simplify the following expressions.

( )
4 1
1 1 1 125 6 x 2 −1 −1
1 ¿ 243 5 2)¿3) 144 144 4)
6 3
1 5) 4 6) 25 2 −¿ 4 2
121 y
125 2

−1
7) (−8 b 3 ) 3 -¿