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Properties of Rational Exponents and Radicals. Section 5.2. What You Will Learn. Use properties of rational exponents to simplify expressions with rational exponents. Use properties of radicals to simplify and write radical expressions in simplest form. Properties of Rational Exponents.
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Properties of Rational Exponents and Radicals Section 5.2
What You Will Learn • Use properties of rational exponents to simplify expressions with rational exponents. • Use properties of radicals to simplify and write radical expressions in simplest form.
For a denominator that is a sum or difference involving square roots, multiply both the numerator and denominator by the conjugate of the denominator. The expressions a + c and a − c are conjugates of each other, where a, b, c, and d are rational numbers. 5.2 B side 16, 17 and 18