Fractional Exponents F&P Math 10

Review Negative Exponents To remove the negative exponent, you take the reciprocal of the base

Revisit  Negative Exponents Evaluate each power: 8 −2 2 𝑦 −3 ( 2 5 ) −2

Negative Exponents 3 −3 − 3 4 −3 ( 2𝑥 −3 ) 3 5 −2 (2𝑦 −3 ) (4𝑦 −2 ) Novice Apprentice Expert 3 −3 − 3 4 −3 ( 2𝑥 −3 ) 3 5 −2 (2𝑦 −3 ) (4𝑦 −2 ) −5𝑥 −4

Fractional Exponents The numerator of the fraction becomes the exponent of the radicand The denominator becomes the index of the root

Let’s Try Some 27 1 3 27 4 3 8 − 2 3 8 2 3 −64 2 3 9 16 − 3 2 Novice Apprentice Expert 27 1 3 27 4 3 8 − 2 3 8 2 3 −64 2 3 9 16 − 3 2

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