document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=448059>Question 448059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is a rational exponent? How are rational exponents related to radicals? Give an example of how an expression with a rational exponent can be rewritten as a radical expression. Please do not provide the formula, your example should contain numbers/letters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A rational exponent is an exponent in the form of a fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When relating rational exponents to radicals, the bottom of the rational exponent is the root, while the top of the rational exponent is the new exponent on the radical.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^(2/3) {x to the two-thirds power}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= ³&#8730;x² {the cube root of x squared}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example #2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^(1/2) {x to the one-half power}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= &#8730;x {the square root of x}<BR>\n" );
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