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Exponent Rules
 Simplifying with Exponents
−2
Three requirements to be fully simplified: 𝑥 5 ∗𝑥 ∗𝑦 4
1. Each variable appears only once Ex: Simplify
𝑥 2 ∗𝑦

2. All exponents are positive (no negative

exponents, no zero exponents)

3. All numbers raised to an exponent need

to be simplified
 Simplifying with Exponents
−3
Three requirements to be fully simplified: 9𝑥 2 ∗ 𝑦 4 ∗z0
1. Each variable appears only once Ex: Simplify
27𝑥 6 ∗𝑦 3

2. All exponents are positive (no negative

exponents, no zero exponents)

3. All numbers raised to an exponent need

to be simplified
 Simplifying with Exponents
−4
Three requirements to be fully simplified: 4𝑥 −5 ∗ 𝑦 7 ∗z0
1. Each variable appears only once Ex: Simplify
6𝑥 −2 ∗𝑦 −1

2. All exponents are positive (no negative

exponents, no zero exponents)

3. All numbers raised to an exponent need

to be simplified
 Some common mistakes
• 5−2

• −33

• 2𝑥 5 𝑣𝑠. 2𝑥 5

• −24 𝑣𝑠. −2 4 − 50 𝑣𝑠. −5 0

• −4 −3
 Classwork: Practice problems
- Choose 20 of the 38 problems to do

- Whatever you do not finish in class is homework!

- You must turn in your work as well… Do not just copy the answers. Use them to check yourself!
Parts of a Radical
radical sign
index

n
aradicand
 Build on prior knowledge
• Turn and talk: What are rational numbers?

• Rational numbers:
Build on prior knowledge
We know how to solve something like this…
𝑥 2 = 25

What about something like this?

𝑥 3 = 27
Build on prior knowledge
TRUE OR FALSE:
1
𝑥 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑥2

3
𝑥…

4
𝑥…

3
𝑥2 …
 Rational Exponents
• Ex: 𝑥 =
• If the index is not shown, it is understood to be 2 because it is a square root

1Τ
• Ex: 27 3 =
• This is 27 to the 1/3 power, not 27 times 1/3!!

2Τ
• Ex: 64 3 =
• It doesn’t matter if the squared goes inside or outside the radical

• What is
Finding radicals of numbers…
• With number values, find the root FIRST, then raise to the power!
4
• 813 versus
4 3
81
Rewrite in radical form
Without using a calculator, evaluate each:
−2Τ
• 125 3

4Τ
• (−8) 3

−3Τ
• 100 2

5Τ
• −81 4
 Solving by using nth roots
• To solve an equation with a variable raised to a power of n, we take the nth root of
each side:
• If 𝑥 4 = 𝑎, then 𝑥 =
𝒏
• Let n be an integer greater than 1 and a is a real number: 𝒂
• If n is even (we are taking an even root):
• If 𝑎 < 0 (negative):__________________
• If 𝑎 = 0:_____________________________
• If 𝑎 > 0 (positive):____________________
• If n is odd (we are taking an odd root):
• If 𝑎 < 0 (negative):__________________
• If 𝑎 = 0:_____________________________
• If 𝑎 > 0 (positive):____________________
Solving Equations
Solve. Round answers to the nearest hundredth, if necessary.

Ex: 4𝑥 5 = 128 Ex: (𝑥 − 2)3 = −14 Ex: 3(2𝑥 − 3)4 +4 = 25

HW #2 on clever