RATIONAL EXPONENTS

AND
RADICALS”

BY:
NIKKI MICHELLE D. GRANDE
OBJECTIVE

At the end of a 60-minute

discussion, the students will be able to
simplify Radical Expressions using
Rational Exponents.
 10𝑏2 𝑐 2
EXAMPLE: 3
𝑐 8𝑏4

10𝑏2 𝑐 2
= 1
𝑐∙(8𝑏 4 )3

10𝑏 2 𝑐 2
= 1 1
4
𝑐∙83 ∙(𝑏 )3

10𝑏 2 𝑐 2
= 1 4
𝑐∙(23 )3 ∙(𝑏)3
 10𝑏 2 𝑐 2
= 4
𝑐∙2∙𝑏 3

𝑏2
=5∙c∙ 4
𝑏3
4
−3
= 5 ∙ c ∙ 𝑏2 ∙ 𝑏
2
=5∙c∙𝑏 3

3
= 5𝑐 𝑏 2
STEPS:
 Rewrite the radical into rational
exponents.
 Use the rules of exponents to simplify the
expression.
 Change the expression with the rational
exponent back to radical form.
PRACTICE:

3
125𝑥 6 𝑦 5
EXERCISES:
Simplify the given expressions below.

3 1
1.) 𝑥 6 𝑦15 4.) 4
81𝑡 −5

4𝑥 2 16𝑝6 𝑞 4
2.) 3 5.)
8𝑥 3 4𝑝2

5
3.) 32𝑚10 𝑛8
ASSIGNMENT
1.) 25𝑎4 𝑏 5

3
2.) 216𝑦 9 𝑧 5

5
243𝑥 10 𝑦 4
3.) 3
27𝑥 3