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Worksheet: Fractional Exponents
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Evaluate .
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Q2:
Evaluate .
Q3:
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to ?
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Q4:
When exponents are written as decimals, they can be converted to fractions:
This makes it easier to write the expressions in radical form:
Now, write in radical form.
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Q5:
Write in radical form.
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Q6:
Evaluate .
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Q8:
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In general, means the th exponent of the th root of . So, means “the fifth root of 32, cubed”.
Evaluate .
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Evaluate .
Q10:
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In this example we could see that 0.75 is equivalent to so we need to calculate the cube of the fourth root of 81.
Evaluate .
Q11:
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This is an example of using rational exponents to represent radicals. So, means “the cube root of 216” or .
Evaluate .
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Evaluate .
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Evaluate .
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Evaluate .
Q15:
Simplify .
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Simplify .
Q17:
Completely simplify .
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Evaluate .
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Evaluate .
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Evaluate .
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Evaluate .
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Q22:
. This is an example of using rational exponents to represent radicals. So, means “the square root of 49” or .
Evaluate .
Q23:
means the th exponent of the th root of . In the example shown, we can evaluate the numerator and denominator separately.
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Evaluate .
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Q24:
. This is an example of using rational exponents to represent radicals. So, means “the square root of 49” or .
Evaluate .
Q25:
Which of the following is equal to 9?
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