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1.2 Exponents and Radicals
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Objectives
► Integer Exponents
► Rules for Working with Exponents
► Scientific Notation
► Radicals
► Rational Exponents
► Rationalizing the Denominator
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Integer Exponents
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Integer ExponentsA product of identical numbers is usually written in exponential notation. For example, 5 5 5 is written as 53. In general, we have the following definition.
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Example 1 – Exponential Notation
(a)
(b) (–3)4 = (–3) (–3) (–3) (–3)
= 81
(c) –34 = –(3 3 3 3)
= –81
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Integer Exponents
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Example 2 – Zero and Negative Exponents
(a)
(b)
(c)
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Rules for Working with Exponents
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Rules for Working with ExponentsFamiliarity with the following rules is essential for our work with exponents and bases. In the table the bases a and b are real numbers, and the exponents m and n are integers.
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Example 4 – Simplifying Expressions with Exponents
Simplify:
(a) (2a3b2)(3ab4)3
(b)
Solution:(a) (2a3b2)(3ab4)3 = (2a3b2)[33a3(b4)3]
= (2a3b2)(27a3b12)
= (2)(27)a3a3b2b12
Law 4: (ab)n = anbn
Group factors with the same base
Law 3: (am)n = amn
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Example 4 – Solution= 54a6b14
(b)
Law 1: ambn = am + n
Group factors with the same base
Laws 5 and 4
Law 3
Laws 1 and 2
cont’d
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Rules for Working with ExponentsWe now give two additional laws that are useful in simplifying expressions with negative exponents.
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Example 5 – Simplifying Expressions with Negative Exponents
Eliminate negative exponents and simplify each expression.
(a)
(b)
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Example 5 – Solution(a) We use Law 7, which allows us to move a number
raised to a power from the numerator to the denominator (or vice versa) by changing the sign of the exponent.
Law 7
Law 1
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Example 5 – Solution(b) We use Law 6, which allows us to change the sign of
the exponent of a fraction by inverting the fraction.
Law 6
Laws 5 and 4
cont’d
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Scientific Notation
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Scientific Notation
For instance, when we state that the distance to the starProxima Centauri is 4 1013 km, the positive exponent 13 indicates that the decimal point should be moved 13 places to the right:
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Scientific NotationWhen we state that the mass of a hydrogen atom is 1.66 10–24 g, the exponent –24 indicates that the decimal point should be moved 24 places to the left:
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Example 6 – Changing from Decimal to Scientific Notation
Write each number in scientific notation.
(a) 56,920
(b) 0.000093
Solution:(a) 56,920 = 5.692 104
(b) 0.000093 = 9.3 10–5
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Radicals
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RadicalsWe know what 2n means whenever n is an integer. To give meaning to a power, such as 24/5, whose exponent is a rational number, we need to discuss radicals.
The symbol means “the positive square root of.” Thus
= b means b2 = a and b 0
Since a = b2 0, the symbol makes sense only when a 0. For instance,
= 3 because 32 = 9 and 3 0
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RadicalsSquare roots are special cases of nth roots. The nth root of x is the number that, when raised to the nth power, gives x.
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Radicals
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Example 8 – Simplifying Expressions Involving nth Roots
(a)
(b)
Property 4:
Property 1:
Factor out the largest cube
Property 1:
Property 5,
Property 5:
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Example 9 – Combining Radicals(a)
(b) If b > 0, then
Property 1:
Factor out the largest squares
Property 1:
Property 5, b > 0
Distributive property
Distributive property
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Rational Exponents
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Rational ExponentsTo define what is meant by a rational exponent or, equivalently, a fractional exponent such as a1/3, we need to use radicals. To give meaning to the symbol a1/n in a way that is consistent with the Laws of Exponents, we would have to have
(a1/n)n = a(1/n)n = a1 = a
So by the definition of nth root,
a1/n =
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Rational ExponentsIn general, we define rational exponents as follows.
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Example 11 – Using the Laws of Exponents with Rational Exponents
(a) a1/3a7/3 = a8/3
(b) = a2/5 + 7/5 – 3/5
= a6/5
(c) (2a3b4)3/2 = 23/2(a3)3/2(b4)3/2
= ( )3a3(3/2)b4(3/2)
= 2 a9/2b6
Law 1, Law 2:
Law 1: ambn = am +n
Law 4: (abc)n = anbncn
Law 3: (am)n = amn
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Example 11 – Using the Laws of Exponents with Rational Exponents
(d)
Law 1, Law 2
Law 3
Laws 5, 4, and 7
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Rationalizing the Denominator
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Rationalizing the DenominatorIt is often useful to eliminate the radical in a denominator by multiplying both numerator and denominator by an appropriate expression. This procedure is called rationalizing the denominator.
If the denominator is of the form , we multiply numerator and denominator by . In doing this we multiply the given quantity by 1, so we do not change its value. For instance,
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Rationalizing the DenominatorNote that the denominator in the last fraction contains no radical. In general, if the denominator is of the form with m < n, then multiplying the numerator and denominator
by will rationalize the denominator, because (for a > 0)
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Example 13 – Rationalizing Denominators
(a)
(b)
(c)