Working with Negative Exponents
When working with negative exponents, move the variable and change the exponent to positive.
Simplifying Square Roots
Simplify the Square Root
Perfect Squares Not Perfect Squares
Simplify the Square Root What’s the biggest number here that will go into 54 evenly? 9 x 6
Simplify the Square Root
What’s the biggest number here that will go into 72 evenly? 36 x 2
Simplify the Square Root
What’s the biggest number here that will go into 80 evenly? 16 x 5
Simplify the Square Root
The square root of a negative number does not exist. So, we say it is an imaginary number and we use the variable “i”.
The square root of a negative number does not exist. So, we say it is an imaginary number and we use the variable “i”.
The square root of a negative number does not exist. So, we say it is an imaginary number and we use the variable “i”.
Simplify the Square Root What’s the biggest number here that will go into 8 evenly? 4 x 2
Simplify the Square Root
Multiplying Square Roots
Multiply the Square Roots
Fractions as exponents
Square RootCube RootFourth RootFifth Root
What do you multiply by itself to get 4?
What do you multiply by itself 3 times to get 27?
What do you multiply by itself 4 times to get 16?
as exponent means
Numerator is 1
If the numerator is not 1, it becomes the exponent underneath the radical. Outside RadicalUnder Radical
If the numerator is not 1, it becomes the exponent underneath the radical.
If there are 2 exponents, multiply them.