25 1/2 - THANGARAJ MATH



Unit 3: Chapter 6.5 – Rational Exponents

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Example 1: Evaluate without a calculator

a) 81 1/2

b) (-8)1/3

c) 32 1/5

d) 0.04 1/2

Example 2: Evaluate without a calculator.

a) 32 4/5

b) 4 3/2

c) (-625)2/3

Example 3: Scientists use the formula D=0.099M 9/10 to give the drinking rate, D litres per day, for a mammal with mass M kilograms.

a) Rewrite the equation using radicals.

b) Determine the drinking rate of a 350 –kg horse.

Example 4: Solving for the Base in a Power

Solve for x. Assume x is positive.

a) x5 = 64

b) x 1/3 = 2

c) x 4/3 = 16

d) x 5/3 = 17

Homework: pg 376 #1c,d; 2c,d; 3c,d; 4c,d; 5c,d; 6e-h; 8,10,14

25 1/2

36 1/2

100 1/2

4 1/2

9 1/2

27 1/3

8 1/3

625 ¼

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