PRACTICE WITH FRACTIONAL EXPONENTS
Suggestions for this self exam:
[A] Study text sections 3.1, 3.2, and 5.1, but then keep your book closed during this entire test
[B] Enter your integer answers in the boxes provided.
You may wish to refer to Rules for Exponents?
[C] Practice with INTEGER EXPONENTS first?
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[1] In the answer box, enter the correct integer (whole number):
 
 
25
 		 3
2
 
 
 =               Rules for Exponents?
[2] In the answer box, enter the correct numerator and denominator (both integers):
 
(-27)
- 4
3
 
 = 


  (numerator, an integer)
 
  (denominator, an integer)		           Rules for Exponents?
[3] In the answer box, enter the correct integer (whole number):
 
9 3
4
 
 
  
9 1
4
 
 
 =               Rules for Exponents?
[4] In the answer box, enter the correct integer (whole number):
     
(64) 1
3
 
 
1
2
 
 		  =           Rules for Exponents?
[5] In the answer box, enter the correct integer:
 
(36) 1
3
 
 
 . 
(-6) 1
3
 
 
 =           Rules for Exponents?
[6] Divide these two powers,and in the answer boxes, enter the correct exponents of x and y:
x3

y		 1
4
 
 		    x

y3
- 1
4
 
= x
 		 y
 		           Rules for Exponents?
[7] Multiply and reduce; in the answer box, enter the correct exponents of x and y:
 
(x4y2) 1
3
 
 
(x2y) 2
3
 
 
(x2y) 1
3
 
 
= x
 		 y
 		            Rules for Exponents?
[8] In the answer box, enter the correct exponents of x and y:
     
(x12y18) 1
2
 
 
1
3
 
 		    = x
 		 y
 		      
[9] In the answer box, enter the correct integer:
 
(3) 2
3
 
 
(9) 2
3
 
 
 = 
 		          Rules for Exponents?
[10] In the answer box, enter the correct integer (whole number) or press the "not real" button:
 
(-125) 4
3
 
 
 =                 Rules for Exponents?
[11] In the answer box, enter the correct integer (whole number) or press the "not real" button:
 
(-100) 3
2
 
 
 =                 Rules for Exponents?
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