Exponent Laws and Polynomials · Number and Quantity

Properties of Rational Exponents

Connecting radical notation to fractional exponents and applying exponent laws to simplify expressions.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why does a negative exponent result in a reciprocal rather than a negative number?
  2. 2How can we rewrite a radical expression as a power with a rational exponent?
  3. 3What is the relationship between squaring a number and taking its square root?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSN.RN.A.1CCSS.Math.Content.HSN.RN.A.2
Grade: 9th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Exponent Laws and Polynomials
Period: Number and Quantity

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