SEATWORK #3

You may print the worksheet and write the answers on the blanks provided for, or
you may just write your answers in your Math notebook.

I. Express in radical form.

(xy )
3
6n 4 =
1
=
1
1) y = __________
2
3) 4
__________ 5) __________
2 3
2) b = __________
3
4) (8a ) 5 = __________

II. Write with fractional exponents.

1) 3 x2 = __________ 3) y3 = __________ 5) 5 5
m2 = __________

2) a= __________ 4) 4 xy 3 = __________

III. Change each radical to fractional exponent and simplify.

6 8 4
Example: a) 3 x6 = x = x2
3 b) y z = y z = y4z2
8 4 2 2

1) a6 = __________ = __________ 6) x10 y10 = __________ = __________

2) 4 y8 = __________ = __________ 7) 3 m6 n9 = __________ = __________

3) 6 m12 = __________ = __________ 8) 4 a 4b16 c12 =__________ = __________

4) 8 b 24 = __________ = __________ 9) 5 y10 z15 = __________ = __________

5) 3 a12 = __________ = __________ 10)3 x 3 y 9 z18 = __________ = __________

IV. A. Change to radical and then find the indicated root (principal root).

(25) = 25 = 5
1
Example: 2

(64) (100) = ______ = ______

1
=
1
2 2
1) ______ = ______ 6)

(64) 7) (256 ) = ______ = ______

1
=
1
3 4
2) ______ = ______

(− 125) = ______ = ______ 8) (2401) = ______ = ______

1 1
3 4
3)

4) (81) = ______ = ______ (− 243)

1
= ______ = ______
1
4 5
9)

5) (32 ) = ______ = ______ 10) (1296 )

1
= ______ = ______
1
5 4