Rational Exponents

Rational Exponents
Use your calculator to evaluate each expression.

Compare each result in column A with the value
of the corresponding expression in column B.
A B
1
a. 16 = _________ 16 = _________
2
1
3
b. 27 = _________ 27 = _________
3
1
4
c. 16 = _________ 16 = _________
4
1
5
d. 243 = _________ 243 = _________
5
1
e. 2 = _________ 2 = _________
2
• For each pair, what is the
relationship between the
denominator in the exponent
and the index of the radical?
• The denominator in the exponent is
the same as the index of the radical.
Thus, the general relationship
appears to be:
𝟏 𝐧
𝐛𝐧 = 𝐛
DEFINITION
𝟏
•𝐛 𝐧
For any integer n > 1 and any real

𝐧
number b for which 𝐛 is defined,
𝟏
𝐧
𝐛 =
𝐧 𝐛.
EXAMPLE:
• Write each exponential expression
using radical notation.
1 1 1 1
• a. 5 2 b. 15 3 c. (xy) 4 d. a 5
ANSWERS:
• Write each exponential expression
using radical notation.
1 1
= 5
• a. 5 2 c. (xy) =
4 4
𝑥𝑦
1 1
3 5
• b. 15 = 3 15 d. a =
5 𝑎
TRY IT !
• Simplify the given expressions.
1 1 1 1
• a. 3 2 b. 18 3 c. 10 4 d. 18 5
EXAMPLE:
• Write each radical expression using
exponent notation.
3
• a. 𝑥𝑦
5
b. 25 c. 7𝑥
ANSWERS:
• Write each radical expression using
exponent notation.
1
• a. 𝑥𝑦 = 𝑥𝑦
5 5
1
3
• b. 25 = 25 3
1
• c. 7𝑥 = (7𝑥) 5
PROCEDURE:
• Writing the Equivalent Exponential
Expression of a Radical Expression
• 1. Write the radicand as the base of
the exponential expression.
• 2. The reciprocal of the index
becomes the exponent.
DEFINITION:
𝐦
•𝐛 𝐧
If m and n are positive integers with no

common factor except 1, then for all real
1
numbers b for which b is defined,
n
m 1 m
b = b
n n Power Law for Exponents
n m n
= b or bm .
DEFINITION:
𝐦
−
• Negative Rational Exponent or 𝐛 𝐧
If m and n are positive integers with no

common factor other than 1, and 𝑏 ≠ 0, then
𝐦 1
− 𝟏
𝐛 𝐧 = 𝐦 , b for all real numbers for which b is
n
𝐛𝐧
defined.
Example:
• Write each exponential expression using
radical notation and each radical expression
using exponential expression.
2 4
3 1 −
• a. m2 b. 5 c. g 3 d. p 3
q3
Answers:
• Write each exponential expression using radical
notation and each radical expression using
exponential expression.
𝟐
3
• a. m2 = 𝐦 𝟑
𝟑
1 1 −
• b. 5 = 3 =𝐩 𝟓
q3 q5
2
𝟑
• c. g = 3 𝐠𝟐
4
− 1 𝟏
• d. p 3 = 4 = 𝟑
p3 𝐩𝟒
TRY IT !
• Write each exponential expression using
radical notation and each radical expression
using exponential expression.
3
• a. m3 c. 11 5
3
2 −
• b. 3 d. a 2
b4
Example: (Simplifying Rational Expression)
• Simplify each expression to the nearest hundredth.

1 1
2 −
52 29 3
• a. 8 3 d. 1 g.
36
53
3 1 1 1 2
−2
• b. 16 e. 3 ∙ 27
2 2 h. a a
3 3
1
−3
3 1 1
a3
• c. 64 ∙ 64 2 2 f. 210 2 i. 1
b2
Answers: (Simplifying Rational Expression)
• Simplify each expression to the nearest hundredth.

1 1
2 −
52 𝟔 29 3 𝟗
• a. 8 = 𝟒
3 d. 1 = 𝟓 g.
36
=
𝟖
53
3 1 1 1 2
−2 𝟏
• b. 16 = e. 3 ∙ 27 = 𝟗
2 2 h. a a = 𝐚
3 3
𝟔𝟒
1
− 𝟏
3 1 1 3
a3 𝐛𝟔
• c. 64 ∙ 64 = 𝟏𝟔
2 2 f. 210 2 = 𝟑𝟐 i. 1 =
𝐚
b2
TRY IT !
• Simplify each exponential expression
on the nearest hundredth.
3 2
• a. 25 4 b. 30 5
Example:
• Write each exponential expression as a radical.
4 3
• a. a
5 b. 15c 5
Answers:
• Write each exponential expression as a radical.
4 𝟒
𝟓 𝟓
• a. a =
5 𝐚𝟒 𝐨𝐫 𝐚
3 𝟑
𝟓 𝟓
• b. 15c = 𝟏𝟓
5 𝒄𝟑 𝒐𝒓 𝟏𝟓 𝒄
TRY IT !
• Write each exponential expression as
a radical.
4 2
• a. (3b) 3 b. 30m 3
Example:
• Simplify each expression.
3 1
1
6 26 5 b3
• a. 4 2 b. c. 4
53
b3
Answers:
• Simplify each expression.
1
• a. 46 2 = 𝟔𝟒
3
26 5 𝟓
• b. =
53 𝟒
1
b3 𝟏
• c. 4 =
𝐛
b3
TRY IT !
• Write each exponential expression as
a radical.
1 1 1 5
• a. 3 ∙ 9
3 3 b. 81 ∙ 81
3 12
HOMEWORK:
• Answer the following on page 143.
• 1) Practice & Application II – nos. 8 – 12.

• 2) Practice & Application III – nos. 13,14, 15,
16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26 & 32.
• 3) Practice & Application IV – nos.43, 44, 45,
46 & 4.

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Use your calculator to evaluate each expression.

For any integer n > 1 and any real

If m and n are positive integers with no

If m and n are positive integers with no

• Simplify each expression to the nearest hundredth.

• Simplify each expression to the nearest hundredth.

• 1) Practice & Application II – nos. 8 – 12.

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