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Fractional Exponents and Radicals (4.4). Bellwork. If x 2 means “ x squared” or “( x)(x )”, what do you think x 1/2 means? How will it be written?. With fractional exponents:
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Bellwork If x2 means “x squared” or “(x)(x)”, what do you think x1/2 means? How will it be written?
With fractional exponents: “m and n are natural numbers and X is a rational number. Xm/n = (X1/n)m or . Xm/n can also be written as (Xm)1/n or .
What does X1/3 mean? What does X1/16 mean? What does X2/3 mean?
Try writing 273/4 in two different ways: Now solve 273/4:
Try 0.013/2: Try (-32)2/5:
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