1. Exponents and radicals
Honors Precalculus
August 22, 2016
Mrs. Agnew

2. Essential Question Essential Vocabulary
How do we simplify expressions containing exponents and radicals?
Essential Vocabulary
Radical expression
Exponent
Rationalize

3. Properties of Exponents
The following properties of exponents are true for all real numbers…
Properties of exponents
We can use these properties to simplify expressions containing exponents.
Examples…

4. Simplifying Radical Expressions
Terminology: radical, principle root, index of radical, radicand
Simplify by dividing index into exponents of variables
Examples…

5. Rationalizing Expressions
What does it mean to rationalize the denominator of an expression?
Rationalizing the denominator means removing the radical from the denominator.
Calculus requires us to also rationalize the numerator.
Examples…

6. Examples: (Old Textbook) Page 23 – 25 #30 – 40 (E), 43, 46, 49, 50, 54
56, 62 – 64, 65(b), 66(a,c)
Page #60, 62, 64, 65, 68

7. Homework
Homework Worksheet
All work should be done on your own paper