Lesson 2: Rational

Exponents
Objectives:

• Illustrate expressions with rational exponents

• Simplify expressions with rational exponents
• Write expressions with rational exponents as radical and vice versa
Define Rational in math?

is an expression that can be written in the form where P

and Q are polynomials in one variables and Q
0.
Think activity
Define

𝑛
• For any integers n>1 and any real number b for which 𝑏 is
1
𝑛
defined, 𝑏𝑛 = 𝑏
Worksheet #1.2: Write each exponential
expression to radical expression.
1
• 1. 5 =
2 5
2 3
3
• 2. 9 =
3
92 = 81
1
• 3. (𝑥𝑦) = 4
4 𝑥𝑦
1 5
• 4. 𝑎 =
5 𝑎
WS#1.2: II. Write each radical expression
using exponent notation.

• 1. 5
𝑥𝑦 = (𝑥𝑦)1/5

• 2.
4
25= 251/4

• 3. 7𝑥 = (7𝑥)1/2
Define

•If m and n are positive integers with

no common factor except 1, then
for all real numbers b for which
defined as,
or
How about if it is

• If m and n are positive integers with no

common factor except 1, and b is not equal
to 0, = then for all real
numbers.
WS #1.2: III. Write each radical expression
using exponent notation and vice versa.

•1. 𝑚 10/5
=𝑚 2 •4. 3 3 𝑔2

•2. = (25𝑥2)1/3 • 5. =
• 6.
•3. =
 Worksheet 1.2 IV. Transform each into its radical
form and simplify as much as much as possible :

• 1. • 4. • 7.
• 2. • 5. * = • 8.
• 3. • 6. (210)1/2 =
• 9.
 Worksheet 1.2 IV. Transform each into its radical
form and simplify as much as much as possible :

• 1. = = =4
• 2. = = = = = =

• 3. 643/2+1/2 = 644/2 = 642 = 4096

 Worksheet 1.2 IV. Transform each into its radical
form and simplify as much as much as possible :

• 4. = =

• 5. * = * = * = = 32 = 9

• 6. (210)1/2 = 210*1/2 = 210/2 = 25 = 32

 Worksheet 1.2 IV. Transform each into its radical
form and simplify as much as much as possible :

• 7. = = =

• 8. + =

• 9. =