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1 Lesson Objectives Teacher's Notes Lesson Notes Algebra: Radicals and Exponents 1. Convert a square root to a rational exponent. 2. Convert a cube root to a rational exponent. 3. Convert an "nth" root to a rational exponent. 4. Reduce a rational exponent.

Algebra · Algebra: Radicals and Exponents 1. Convert a square root to a rational exponent. 2. Convert a cube root to a rational exponent. 3. Convert an "nth" root to a rational exponent

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Page 1: Algebra · Algebra: Radicals and Exponents 1. Convert a square root to a rational exponent. 2. Convert a cube root to a rational exponent. 3. Convert an "nth" root to a rational exponent

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Lesson Objectives Teacher's Notes Lesson Notes             

Algebra: Radicals and Exponents

1. Convert a square root to a rational exponent. 

2. Convert a cube root to a rational exponent.

3. Convert an "nth" root to a rational exponent.

4. Reduce a rational exponent.

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Section 4.4Fractional Exponents

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Square Roots

A square root is equivalent to an exponent of one­half.

exponent___________________________

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Cube roots

What exponent is equivalent to a cube root?

Answer and explain.____________________________________________

311 exponent

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Converting Practice

Write using rational exponents. 

Press tiles to reveal solutions. 

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nth RootsWhat exponent is equivalent to an nth root?

mn__

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Reducing Exponents

Write as a rational exponent. Then reduce.

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Reducing Practice

Write using rational exponents. Then reduce.

Press tiles to reveal solutions. 

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Number Cube Practice

Use number cubes to generate values of m and n.

       Write as a rational exponent. Reduce if necessary.

n:

m:

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ChallengeWrite these rational exponents using radicals. Then click each tile to check your answers.

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Convert from Exponential Form to Radical Form

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End of Lesson

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Lesson Objectives Teacher's Notes Lesson Notes             

Grades: 9 through 12

These activities may be used to review, reinforce, or enrich your study of how to convert radicals to rational exponents.

Prior Knowledge:Students should be familiar with the terms index, exponent, radical, radicand, and rational. They also should be able to identify exponents and reduce fractions.

Algebra: Radicals and Exponents

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Lesson Objectives Teacher's Notes Lesson Notes             

Students will practice converting square roots, cube roots, and nth roots to rational exponents. They will also reduce the rational exponents they find. 

As a challenge, they will be asked to convert rational exponents to radical expressions.

Algebra: Radicals and Exponents