NOTES 7.4 Rational Exponents
Fractional Exponents (Powers and Roots)
Quick Review – Exponent Rules
NEGATIVE EXPONENT RULE Upstairs – Downstairs: A negative exponent means it’s in the wrong place.
PRODUCT OR POWER RULE HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME BASE
QUOTIENT OF POWER RULE HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME BASE
POWER OF POWER RULE (x4)³
POWER OF PRODUCT RULE (2x4)⁵
POWER OF QUOTIENT 2 RULE
Now the New Stuff!!!
RATIONAL EXPONENT RULE
RADICAL TO EXPONENT RULE
Let’s put a few ideas together Convert the decimal to a fraction
EXAMPLES Hint: convert to a fraction rather than a decimal!
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