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Unit: Rational exponents & radicals

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Exponent properties review

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Multiplying & dividing powers (integer exponents)
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Powers of products & quotients (integer exponents)
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Practice
Multiply & divide powers (integer exponents)Get 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Powers of products & quotients (integer exponents)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Properties of exponents challenge (integer exponents)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Radicals

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Intro to square roots
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Understanding square roots
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Intro to cube roots
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Square root of decimal
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5th roots
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Practice
Square rootsGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Cube rootsGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Roots of decimals & fractionsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
4th & 5th rootsGet 3 of 3 questions to level up!

Quiz 1

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Rational exponents intro

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Intro to rational exponents
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Rewriting roots as rational exponents
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Exponential equation with rational answer
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Practice
Unit-fraction exponentsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Fractional exponentsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Rational exponents challengeGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Properties of exponents (rational exponents)

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Rewriting quotient of powers (rational exponents)
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Rewriting mixed radical and exponential expressions
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Properties of exponents intro (rational exponents)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Properties of exponents (rational exponents)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 2

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Advanced exponent & radical evaluation

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Evaluating fractional exponents
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Evaluating fractional exponents: negative unit-fraction
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Evaluating fractional exponents: fractional base
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Evaluating quotient of fractional exponents
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Evaluating mixed radicals and exponents
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Practice
Evaluate radical expressions challengeGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Simplifying square roots

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Simplifying square roots
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Simplifying square roots (variables)
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Simplifying square-root expressions
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Simplifying square roots review
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Practice
Simplify square rootsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Simplify square roots (variables)Get 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Simplify square-root expressionsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Simplifying radicals (higher-index roots)

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Simplifying higher-index roots
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Simplifying cube root expressions
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Simplifying cube root expressions (two variables)
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Simplifying higher-index root expressions
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Quiz 3

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Unit test

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About this unit

Learn about expressions with rational exponents like x^(2/3), about radical expressions like √(2t^5), and about the relationship between these two forms of representation. Learn how to evaluate and simplify such expressions.