1. Drill #68

2. 5-7 Practice
#1-5 (odd)
Express using rational exponents…

3. Simplest Terms
A term (one variable) is simplified when the following conditions are true:
It has no negative exponents
No fractional exponents in the denominator
It is not a complex fraction
The index of any remaining radical is the least number possible

4. Simplify the following expressions:

5. 5-7 Practice
#7, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21

6. Simplest Radical Form
An expression (more than one variable) is in simplest radical form when the following conditions are true:
Each term (variable) is in simplest terms
All fractional exponents are expressed as radicals
All radicals have the same index (powers have the same denominator)
You must find a common denominator for all exponents!!!

7. Express in Simplest Radical Form:

8. 5-7 Practice
#9, #11, #23
Homework #2-24 (even)