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WRITING RATIONAL EXPONENTS AS RADICALS
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The concepts for this exercise are summarized below.
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As long as everything is defined,
xp/q=
(xp
)1/
q=x
pq
or
x
p/q
=(x
1/q)
p=
(xq
)p
In both cases, the denominator in the exponent indicates the type of root.
EXAMPLES:
Write in radical form:
x1/2=
x
x1/3=
x3
x3/2=
x3=
(x)
3
x-1/2=
1x
3x-1/5=
3x5
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