SOLUTION: 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.

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Question 601503: 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.
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A rational exponent is an exponent that is a rational number.

The denominator of a rational exponent is the index of the corresponding radical.



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