Rewriting Radicals as Exponents

Rewriting Radicals as Exponents

Explore how radicals can be expressed as rational exponents. Compare equivalent forms to see how fractional powers relate to roots.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

In your own words, why does it make sense to define ?

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Open-ended question 2

Is it correct to write when a is a negative number? What about ? Explain your reasoning.

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