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Intermediate Algebra – Student Workbook – Second Edition 2013

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Lesson 6b - Rational Exponents and Radical Functions<br />

Mini-Lesson<br />

Problem 2<br />

MEDIA EXAMPLE <strong>–</strong> SIMPLIFY USING PROPERTIES OF EXPONENTS<br />

Simplify each of the following using properties of exponents.<br />

a) x 1 2 x 2 3 =<br />

b)<br />

x 3<br />

x 1 3 =<br />

2<br />

10x<br />

y<br />

c)<br />

3<br />

2x<br />

5<br />

1<br />

5 z<br />

d)<br />

1<br />

2<br />

x z<br />

e) -3(x 0 <strong>–</strong> 4y 0 )<br />

f) (4x 2 y 3 )(3x -3 y -2 )<br />

2<br />

3<br />

3 2<br />

4x<br />

y 5x<br />

y <br />

g)<br />

2<br />

6x<br />

y<br />

3<br />

z<br />

3<br />

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