Warm-up

5.2 – Properties of Rational Exponents and Radicals Algebra 1

You will be able to… Use properties of rational exponents to simplify expressions with rational exponents. Use properties of radicals to simplify and write radical expressions in simplest form.

Example 1 – Using Properties of Exponents

Example 2 – Using Properties of Radicals

Example 3 – Writing Radicals in Simplest Form

Example 4 – Solving Equations Using nth Roots

Example 5 – Adding and Subtracting Like Radicals and Roots

Example 6 – Simplifying Variable Expressions

Example 7 – Writing Variable Expressions in Simplest Form

Example 8 – Adding and Subtracting Variable Expressions

You try! (ex. 1)

You try! (ex. 2-5)

You try! (ex. 6-8)

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