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6-1 Additional Practice

Rational Exponents and Properties of Exponents

Write each radical using a rational exponent.

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2. ​​ √ ​10​​  5​ ​​ 3. √
​​ ​a​​  −3​ ​​ 4. ​​ √ ​b​​  a​ ​​
9 3
1. 4​​ √ 7
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Solve each equation.

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5. (​​ ​4​​  ​  2 ​ ​)​​​​(​4​​  ​  5 ​)​​ = ​​4​​  14​​ ​​  ​8​​  _​  2x ​​​ = ​​2​​  −​  2 ​​​
_x _x _5
6. (​​ ​2​​  2x + 2​)​​​​(​2​​  3x − 7​)​​ = ​​2​​  25​​   7. __
​4​​  3

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​  2x ​ + 1 _
​  3x ​ − 3
8. (
​​​ ​  ​)​​​ 
1 ​​ = (
​​​ ​  ​)​​​ 
1 9. 3 = (​ ​5​​3 ​)​(​x​​3 ​)​
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___ ___ ​​ 10. 3​​6​​  2x − 7​​ = ​​6​​  x − 5​​
64 16

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11. Explain how to solve an equation of the form ​​x​​  ​  q ​​​ = a for nonzero integers x, p,
q, and a. What is x in terms of a, p, and q?

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12. A triangle has a base of ​​x​​  ​  2 ​​​m and a height of ​​x​​  ​  4 ​​​m. If the area of the triangle is
16 ​​m​​  2​​, what are the base and the height of the triangle?

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