Rational Exponents and Radical Expressions Practice:

Simplify each expression. Leave answers in simplest fraction form. All exponents must
be positive.

𝑦 5 (3𝑥)2
1. (2𝑥) 2.
6𝑥 5

1
15𝑥 2 𝑥2𝑦6 𝑧 2
3. 4. ( 16𝑥 4 )
5𝑥 −2

𝑥𝑦 2𝑥 2 (2𝑥 2 )3 15𝑥 −2
5. ∙ 6. ∙
4 𝑦3 5 2𝑥 3

2 1 1
7. 𝑥3 ∙ 𝑥3 8. (16𝑥)4

5 2 2 1
−
𝑥4𝑦3 𝑥3𝑦 4
9. 10. 1 1
𝑥𝑦 −
𝑥2𝑦 2

2 4
𝑥4𝑦6 3 (𝑥 2 𝑦 3 )3
11. ( ) 12. 1
8𝑥 (𝑥 −3 𝑦 −1 )2

Answers:
1 1 1 1
𝑥 𝑦5 25 9
𝑥6𝑦2 𝑥4 𝑥 6 𝑦2 𝑦3𝑧2
32𝑥 5 1 𝑥3
𝑦3
𝑥2𝑦4 1
3𝑥 4 𝑥3 3 12
2𝑥 4
4 2𝑦 2 2𝑥 3 𝑥