Radical and Rational Exponents

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What is a radical exponent?

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What is the relationship between radical and rational exponents?

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What is the index in a radical expression?

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The index is the number that indicates the root being taken. For example, in @@ oot{3}{x}@@, the index is 3.

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@@ oot{2}{x^{5}}@@.

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It represents the nth root of x raised to the mth power, or @@ oot{n}{x^{m}}@@.

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@@ oot{4}{x^{3}}@@.

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What is the value of @@ oot{2}{16}@@?

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@@x^{rac{3}{2} - rac{1}{2}} = x^{1} = x.$$

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What is the value of @@ oot{5}{x^{10}}@@?

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