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Simplifying Rational Exponents Date________________ Period____

Simplify.
3 5
4 2 6 3
1) (n ) 2) (27 p )

1.5
3) (25b 6 ) 3
4 2
4) (64m )

3 0.5
6) (9r 4 )
8 2
5) (a )

7) (81 x 12 ) 1.25 1
9 3
8) (216r )

Simplify. Your answer should contain only positive exponents with no fractional exponents in the
denominator.
3 1 4
2 2 2 2 3
9) 2m 4m 4m 10) 3b b

3 2 3

11) p ( ) 2
( )1 2
2
12) a

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4x
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1
13)
4 2
2x
3
4x

1 1 1 1

2 2 3 4
3x 3x y 3y
15) 16)
7 2 3 1

4 3 2 2
3y 4x y 3y

5 2 2

17) m m 2 n( 3 ) (
18) a 1 b a
1
3

4
3
b2 )

1 4 3

19)
( ) x y

yx
2

7
4
20)

(x 1
3 2 2
(x y )

2
3
y )
1
4

5 1

4 4

21)
(x y )
1
2 2
22)
(x y )

1
2 4

1 2 3 3 1

2 2 3 2 2 2
x y x y x y

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Simplifying Rational Exponents Date________________ Period____

Simplify.
3 5
4 2 6 3
1) (n ) 2) (27 p )
n6 243 p 10

1.5
3) (25b 6 ) 3
4 2
4) (64m )
1
512m 6
125b 9

3 0.5
6) (9r 4 )
8 2
5) (a )
3r 2
12
a

7) (81 x 12 ) 1.25 1
9 3
8) (216r )
243 x 15
6r 3

Simplify. Your answer should contain only positive exponents with no fractional exponents in the
denominator.
3 1 4
2 2 2 2 3
9) 2m 4m 4m 10) 3b b
3 11
2 6
32m 3b

3 2 3

11) p ( ) 2
( ) 1 2
2
12) a
1
3
p3 4
a

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4x
2x 4 14)
1
13)
4 2
2x
3
4x
3
11 2
2x
12
x
2x4

1 1 1 1

2 2 3 4
3x 3x y 3y
15) 16)
7 2 3 1

4 3 2 2
3y 4x y 3y
17 2 1
12 3 4
3y x y
4 y2

5 2 2

17) m m 2 n( 3 ) (
18) a 1 b a
1
3

4
3
b2 )
10 1 14
3 3 3
n a b
m2 a5

1 4 3

19)
( ) x y

yx
2

7
4
20)

(x 1

3 2 2
(x y )
2
3
y )
1
4

x9
19 19
y 12 6 4
y x

5 1

4 4

21)
(x y )
1
2 2
22)
(x y )

1
2 4

1 2 3 3 1

2 2 3 2 2 2
x y x y x y
5 17
8 24
x x
y3 x2 y

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