5.2.0 Lesson Overview

In this lesson, you will learn how to write terms that include rational exponents as radicals and vice versa.

When you finish this lesson, you will be able to:

• Simplify radical expressions with even and odd indexes.
• Rewrite expressions with rational exponents as roots.
• Use properties for exponents with rational exponents.

Here are the activities that will help you reach those goals:

• 5.2.1: Perfect Squares Revisited
• 5.2.2: The $n^{\text{th}}$ Root
  • 5.2.2: Self Check
  • 5.2.2: Additional Resources
• 5.2.3: Radicals and Rational Exponents 
  • 5.2.3: Self Check
  • 5.2.3: Additional Resources
• 5.2.4: Properties of Exponents with Rationals

After that, you’ll practice and review.

• 5.2.5: Practice
• 5.2.6: Lesson Summary