Scribd
Upload
16 views8 pages

Lecture 3 240722 100754

Maths

Uploaded by

ndleduma
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
16 views8 pages

Lecture 3 240722 100754

Maths

Uploaded by

ndleduma
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 8

Exponents and Radicals

1. Exponents.
Definition 0.0.1 If n is a natural number, then an = a ×
a × · · · × a where a appears as a factor n times.

Zero and negative Exponents


a0 = 1 and a−n = 1
an

Examples
1.

2.

3.

Properties of Exponents
For any integers m and n, and any real numbers a and b. The
following exists:
• am × an = an+m .
am
• an = a
m−n
.
• (a ) = a
m n mn
.
• (ab)m = am × bm .
am
• ( ab )m = bm .
NOTE

1
EXAMPLES

Simplify Exponential Expressions

2
2.

3
2. Radicals

Definition 0.0.2 If n is an even natural num-


ber and a > 0, or n is an odd natural integer,
then:
1= √
na
a n

Examples

4
Properties of radicals √
For
√ any a, b ∈ R and n, m ∈ N such that n a and
n
b are real numbers then:
√
• ( n a)n = a
√
• n an = |a| if n is even
√
• n an = a if n is odd
√ √ √
• a × b = n ab
n n

5
EXAMPLES

6
Rationalizing Denominators

Definition 0.0.3 Rationalizing the denominator means mov-


ing radical term to the numerator.

Examples:

7
.

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy