how can an expression written in either radical form or rational exponent form be rewritten to equivalent forms?

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Casey Chase

Mathematics

23 February, 18:01

how can an expression written in either radical form or rational exponent form be rewritten to equivalent forms?

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Elena Mayer · Answer 1

You can rewrite radical form expressions by putting the expression to the power of 1/n, n depending on the radical. For example: sqrt2 = 2^ (1/2) or cuberoot4 = 4^ (1/3). Vice versa with rational exponent equations: 5^ (1/2) = sqrt5 or 3^4/3 = cuberoot3^4