Lesson Plan: Simplifying Algebraic Expressions: Negative and Fractional Exponents Mathematics

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This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to use the rules of negative and fractional indices to solve algebraic problems.

Objectives

Students will be able to

simplify algebraic expressions involving negative exponents,
simplify algebraic expressions involving positive and negative fractional exponents,
simplify algebraic expressions involving a combination of negative and fractional exponents.

Prerequisites

Students should already be familiar with

laws of exponents for positive integer powers.

Exclusions

Students will not cover

questions where the exponent itself is an algebraic expression,
equations involving negative or fractional exponents.