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Mathematics
Quarter 2, Week 5 - Module on
Zero Exponents, Negative Integral
Exponents, Rational Exponents and Radicals
Math- Grade 9
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Quarter 2, Week 5 - Module on Zero Exponents, Negative Integral
Exponents, Rational Exponents and Radicals
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What this Module is About
In your past lessons, you encountered exponents. Exponents provide you with a
convenient way to represent and work with very large and very small numbers. In this module,
you will extend your understanding on exponents. Specifically, exponents in a form of rational
numbers (fractions). You will also learn how to equivalently denote rational number exponents
using radical expressions or radicals, use laws of radicals and work on problems where the
applications rational exponents and radicals can be applied in real-life situations.

Let me ask you these following questions. 1.) Have you ever wondered about how to
identify the side lengths of a square box or the dimensions of a square lot if you know its area?
2.) Have you tried solving for the length of any side of a right triangle? 3.) Has it come to your
mind how you can find the radius of a cylindrical water tank?
Find out the answers to these questions and understand the various applications of
radicals to real-life situations.

LESSONS and COVERAGE

In this module, you will examine the questions on page as you take the following
lessons.

Lesson 4 – Zero and Negative Integral Exponents

Lesson 5 – Rational Exponents and Radicals
Lesson 6 – Laws of Radicals
Lesson 7 – Simplifying Radical Expressions
Lesson 8 – Operations on Radical Expressions
Lesson 9 – Equations with Radicals
Lesson 10 – Applications of Equations with Radicals
Objectives

In these lessons, you will learn to:

• Apply the laws involving positive integral exponents to zero and

Lesson 4 negative integral exponents.
• Simplify expressions involving integral exponents.
• Illustrate and Simplify expressions with rational exponents.
Lesson 5 • Translate expressions with rational exponents to radicals and vice
versa.
Lesson 6 • Derives the laws of radicals.
Lesson 7 • Simplifies radical expressions using the laws of radicals.
Lesson 8 • Performs operations on radical expressions.
Lesson 9 • Solves equations involving radical expressions.
Lesson 10 • Solves problems involving radicals.

Module Map

Here is a simple map of the lessons that will be covered in this module.
How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that
Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.
 Pre-Assessment

Directions: Find out how much you already know about this module. Choose the letter
that you think best answers the question. Please answer all items. Take note of the
items that you were not able to answer correctly and find the right answer as you go
through this module.

1. Which of the following is TRUE about zero exponent?

a. Any real number raised to zero is equal to 1.
b. Any nonzero real number raised to zero is equal to 1.
c. Exponent rules for positive exponents cannot be applied to zero exponent.
d. All of the above.

2. Which of the following is equal to −4𝑑𝑑0?

a. 1 b. –1 c. -4 d. 4

3. Which of the following statements isTRUE?

−7 54 1/2
𝑎𝑎 100
a. 100 = 𝑎𝑎200
𝑎𝑎
b. 𝑏𝑏−7 = 𝑏𝑏−1
𝑏𝑏
c. 𝑐𝑐 54 = 0 𝑐𝑐
d. 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑1/2 = 1

1
4. What is the value of the missing exponent in the equation 3? = ?
27
a. –3 b. 3 c. 1/3 d. –1/3

5. What is the simplified form of −5𝑥𝑥−5𝑥𝑥0 ?

a. -5 b. −55 c.
1
d. −5𝑥𝑥5
𝑥𝑥 5𝑥𝑥 5

6. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

−6 −1 7 −6 −1 7 6 −1 7 6 −1 7
a. ( ) = b. ( ) = − c. − ( ) = − d. ( ) =
7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6

7. Simplify: (−8)2⁄3
a. 4 b. -2 c. -4 d. undefined

8. Simplify: 𝑧𝑧−2⁄5∙ ∙ 𝑧𝑧3⁄5

a. 𝑧𝑧6⁄5 c. 𝑧𝑧−1⁄5 b. 𝑧𝑧−6⁄5 d. 𝑧𝑧1⁄5

9. Rewrite the expression in radical form 𝑥𝑥2⁄3.

a. 3√𝑥𝑥2 b. √𝑥𝑥3 c. 3√𝑥𝑥 d. √𝑥𝑥

10. Write in exponential form 4√(3𝑥𝑥)3 .

a. 3𝑥𝑥3⁄4 c. (3𝑥𝑥)3⁄4 b. (3𝑥𝑥)4⁄3 d. 3𝑥𝑥4⁄3
11. Which of the following is equivalent to 3√56?

A. 33√6 B. 23√6 C. 23√7 D. 33√7

12. Find the value of 81/3.

A. 64 B. 8 C. 4 D. 2
3
80
√
13. Evaluate 3
10 .
√
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

4 1
14. What is √ equal to?
256

1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
8 6 4 2

3
15. Solve √2√64.
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

16. Which of the following is NOT true about 5√32?

1
a. It is a radical expression. c. Its exponential notation is 32 ⁄5.
b. Its exponential notation is 325 d. Its simplified form is 2.

17.Given the following statements, which of the following is/are NOT true about
the simplified form of a radical expression?

I. The radicand contains a fraction.

II. No denominator contains a radical sign.
III. No prime factor of a radicand that has an exponent equal to or greater
than the index.

a. I only b. II only c. III only d. II and III only

18. What is the result after simplifying 6√𝑥𝑥37 ?

37⁄
a. 𝑥𝑥6√𝑥𝑥 b. 𝑥𝑥 6 c. 𝑥𝑥 6 6√𝑥𝑥 d. 𝑥𝑥 6

4 𝑚𝑚 10
19. What is the result after simplifying √ ?
16
4 2 2 2
2√𝑚𝑚 2 √𝑚𝑚
a. 𝑚𝑚 b. 𝑚𝑚 c. 𝑚𝑚 √𝑚𝑚
d. Cannot be determined
2 4 2

20. Which of the following is true about 15√𝑥𝑥10𝑏𝑏15?

a. 𝑥𝑥 2 𝑏𝑏3 b. 5√𝑥𝑥2𝑏𝑏3 c. 3√𝑥𝑥2𝑏𝑏3 d. 𝑏𝑏 3√𝑥𝑥2

21. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about 6√8𝑟𝑟3 ?

1
a. Its exponential notation is (8𝑟𝑟3) ⁄6 . c. It is equivalent to √3√8𝑟𝑟3 .
b. Its exponential notation is (8𝑟𝑟3)6 . d.Its simplified form is √2𝑟𝑟.
22. Simplify the quotient of √7 .
√3
√7 √21
a. b. c. 7
d. 7
3 3 √3 3

23. Which are similar radicals?

I. 5√2𝑥𝑥, -√2𝑥𝑥 II. √3𝑦𝑦, 3√3𝑦𝑦, 3

√8𝑦𝑦 III. -√2 , √8 , √18

a. I only b. II and III c. III only d. I and III

24. Which of the following radicals need not be rationalized?

a. √ 7 b. 2
c. √ 4 d.
√3
9 √3 5 √2

25. What is the simplified form of 2√20 - 3√45 + √5 ?

a. 5√5 b. - 4√5 c. -5√5 d. 6√5

26. Find the product of √2𝑥𝑥4 ∙ √8𝑥𝑥3 .

a. √16𝑥𝑥12 b. √4𝑥𝑥3 c. 4x3√𝑥𝑥 d. 16x√𝑥𝑥

27.Multiply √2(√6 + √7) and write the product in simplest form.

a. √12 + √14 b. 2√6 + 2√7 c. √26 d. 2√3 + √14

28. The area of a square garden is 64 meters squared. Estimate the side length of
the garden.

a. 9 m b. 8 m c. 11 m d. 12 m

29.Simplify the expression √8𝑦𝑦 + 5√50𝑦𝑦 − 2√18𝑦𝑦

a. 13√2𝑦𝑦 b. 21√2𝑦𝑦 c. (√8 + 5√50 − 2√18)√𝑦𝑦 d. 882y
√3
30. In rationalizing , what will you multiply to the radical?
√8

a. √2 b.
√4
c.
√6
d. √5
√2 √4 √6 √5

31. From the laws on radicals, which of the following is/are not
true?
𝑛𝑛 𝑛𝑛
𝑛𝑛 𝑎𝑎 √ 𝑎𝑎
I. ( 𝑛𝑛√𝑎𝑎) = 𝑎𝑎2𝑛𝑛 II. 𝑛𝑛√𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏 = 𝑛𝑛√𝑎𝑎 𝑛𝑛√𝑏𝑏 III. √ = 𝑛𝑛 𝑏𝑏
𝑏𝑏 √

a. II only b. III only c. I only d. I and III

32. Find the length of an edge of the given cube.

a. 6√2 meters c. 6√10 meters Surface

b.2√3 meters d. √2 meters Area =
72 sq. m

33. A newborn baby chicken weighs 3−2 pounds. If an adult

chicken can weigh up to 34 times a newborn chicken. How
much does an adult chicken weigh?

a. 9 pounds c. 64 pounds
b. 10 pounds d. 34 pounds
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34. A giant swing completes a period in about 15 seconds.

Approximately how long is the pendulum’s arm using the
formula 𝑡𝑡 = 2𝜋𝜋√ 1 , where l is the length of the pendulum in
32
feet and t is the amount of time? (use: 𝜋𝜋 ≈ 3.14)

a. 573.25 feet c. 16.65 feet

b. 182.56 feet d. 4.31 feet

35. The volume (V) of a cylinder is represented by 𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ℎ,

where r is the radius of the base and h is the height of the
cylinder. If the volume of a cylinder is 120 cubic meters and
the height is 5 meters, what is the radius of the base?

a. 2.76 meters c. 13.82 meters

b. 8.68 meters d. 43.41 meters
Lesson
Rational Exponents
5.1
What I Need to Know
In this lesson, you will learn to simplify expressions with rational exponents.

What’s New
Activity:

Look at the expressions below. What could they mean? Fill up the tables. One row is
filled up as an example.

91⁄2 81⁄3 (−32)1⁄5 (−1)1⁄4 84⁄3 642⁄3 32−3⁄5

Column A Column B Column C

.𝑏𝑏1⁄𝑛𝑛 𝑎𝑎 𝑛𝑛 = 𝑏𝑏 𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 = 𝑎𝑎
1)
91⁄2 (3)2 = 9 , (−3)2 = 9 91⁄2 = 3 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑑𝑑 − 3

81⁄3
(−32)1⁄5
(−1)1⁄4

2) Column A Column B Column C

𝑚𝑚 𝑚𝑚
𝒃𝒃𝒎𝒎⁄𝒏𝒏 (𝑏𝑏1⁄𝑛𝑛 𝑏𝑏 𝑚𝑚⁄𝑛𝑛 = (𝑏𝑏1⁄𝑛𝑛
) )
4
84⁄3 (81⁄3) = 24 84⁄3 = 24 =16
(−27)2⁄3
32−3⁄5

What Is It
Guide Questions:
1) When is there a unique possible value of 𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 in Column C?

2) When are there no possible values of 𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 in Column C?

3) When are there two possible values of 𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 in Column C?

4) If there are two possible values of 𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 in Column C, what can you
 observe about these two values?

Let’s first define just what we mean by exponents of this form.

𝒂𝒂 = 𝒃𝒃𝟏𝟏⁄𝒏𝒏 is equivalent to 𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒏 = 𝒃𝒃

Let n be a positive integer. Then 𝒃𝒃𝟏𝟏⁄𝒏𝒏 is defined as the principal nth root of b.
This means that:
1
1) If b is positive, then 𝑏𝑏 𝑛𝑛 is the unique positive number a such that a n=b. If b = 0,
then 𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 is 0.
2) If b is negative and n is odd, then 𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 is the unique real number a such that an=b.
3) If b is negative and n is even, then 𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 is not defined.

Guide Questions:
1) How do you simplify𝑏𝑏𝑚𝑚⁄𝑛𝑛?
2) How do you simplify𝑏𝑏−𝑚𝑚⁄𝑛𝑛?

Let m and n be positive integers. Then 𝒃𝒃𝒎𝒎⁄𝒏𝒏 and 𝒃𝒃− 𝒎𝒎⁄𝒏𝒏 are defined as follows.
𝑚𝑚
1) 𝑏𝑏 𝑚𝑚⁄𝑛𝑛 = (𝑏𝑏1⁄𝑛𝑛 1⁄𝑛𝑛
) , provided that 𝑏𝑏 is defined.
Examples: 8 4⁄3 4
= 2 = 16 , (−27)2⁄3 = (−3)2 = 9
(−1)3⁄2 is not defined because (−1)1⁄2 is not defined.

1
2) 𝑏𝑏− 𝑚𝑚 ⁄𝑛𝑛 = 𝑚𝑚 , provided that b≠0.
(𝑏𝑏 1⁄𝑛𝑛 )
1 1 16 −3⁄2 1
Examples: 32−3⁄5 = = , ( ) = 43
= 125
23 8 25 64
( )
5

What’s More
Activity

Fill in the missing parts of the solution in simplifying expressions with rational
exponents and then answer the process questions below.

1) 𝑥𝑥1⁄3 𝑥𝑥5⁄3 = x?+? = 𝑥𝑥6⁄3 = 3) (𝑎𝑎1⁄4 )(𝑎𝑎2⁄3 ) = 𝑎𝑎?⁄12+?⁄12 = 𝑎𝑎?

85⁄3
2) (𝑎𝑎6𝑏𝑏9𝑐𝑐15)1⁄3 = 𝑎𝑎 ? 𝑏𝑏 ? 𝑐𝑐 ? = 𝑎𝑎 2 𝑏𝑏 3 4) = 8?−? = 81⁄3 =
84⁄3

2
𝑦𝑦2⁄3 𝑦𝑦(2⁄3)? 𝑦𝑦4⁄3
5) ( 1⁄2 ) = (1⁄2)? = 2⁄2 = 𝑦𝑦?−? = 𝑦𝑦?⁄6−?⁄6 = 𝑦𝑦1⁄3
𝑦𝑦 𝑦𝑦 𝑦𝑦
 What Is It

Guide Questions:
1. Based on the activity, how do you simplify expressions involving rational
exponents?
2. What are the necessary skills in simplifying expressions with rational
exponents?
3. Did you encounter any difficulties while solving? If yes, what are your plans
to overcome them?

• The activity enabled the students to realize the laws of exponents for integral
exponents may be used in simplifying expressions with rational exponents.

Let m and n be rational numbers and a and b be real numbers.

𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚 ∙ 𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑛 = 𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚+𝑛𝑛
Example: 𝑥𝑥1⁄3 𝑥𝑥5⁄3 = 𝑥𝑥1⁄3+5⁄3 = 𝑥𝑥6⁄3 =𝑥𝑥 2

(𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏)𝑚𝑚 = 𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚 𝑏𝑏 𝑚𝑚
Example: (𝑎𝑎6𝑏𝑏9)1⁄3 = 𝑎𝑎6⁄3𝑏𝑏9⁄3 = 𝑎𝑎 2 𝑏𝑏 3

(𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚 ) 𝑛𝑛 = 𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚𝑛𝑛
1⁄2
Example: (𝑥𝑥4⁄3
)

𝑚𝑚 𝑚𝑚
( 𝑎𝑎 ) = 𝑎𝑎 , 𝑏𝑏 ≠ 0
𝑏𝑏 𝑏𝑏 𝑚𝑚
2 1⁄4 1⁄4
Example: ( 3) = 231⁄4

𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚
𝑎𝑎 𝑛𝑛
= 𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚−𝑛𝑛 , 𝑖𝑖𝑓𝑓 𝑚𝑚 > 𝑛𝑛
5⁄3
8
Example: 84⁄3
= 85⁄3−4⁄3 = 81⁄3 = 2

𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚 1
= , 𝑖𝑖𝑓𝑓 𝑚𝑚 < 𝑛𝑛
𝑎𝑎 𝑛𝑛 𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚−𝑛𝑛

4⁄3
1
Example: 8 1
= 85⁄3−4⁄3 = =1
85⁄3 81⁄3 2

Note: Some real numbers raised to rational exponent are not real numbers
such as (−1)1⁄2, and for such cases these laws do not hold.

• The activity also required students to use their understanding of addition

and subtraction of similar and dissimilar fractions.
 What’s More
Activity: Think- Pair-Share

Directions: Simplify and express answers with positive exponents, then decode the
following.

Is This Garden of EVE?

This garden is located at Barangay Buck State, Alfonso, Cavite which offers romantic
nature garden dining and lodging. The garden was supposed to be the owner’s private
paradise and just opened the doors to the public in February 1998 in time for
Valentine’s Day. What garden is this? To find out, write the letter of the correct choice
in each blank at the next slide that contains the exercise number.

1) (𝑎𝑎2𝑏𝑏3)1⁄6 N. 51⁄2 A. 𝑥𝑥1⁄3 𝑦𝑦1⁄8

8
𝑝𝑝1⁄4 1
2) ( 3⁄4 ) B. R. 15 1⁄3
𝑝𝑝 𝑝𝑝 7

3⁄4
3) (52⁄3) Y. 3 W. 𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏2⁄5

1
4) 33⁄4 ∙ 31⁄4 C. 10 O. 𝑝𝑝 4

1⁄2
5) (𝑥𝑥2⁄3 𝑦𝑦1⁄4 ) S. 𝑎𝑎1⁄3 𝑏𝑏1⁄2 L. 𝑥𝑥1⁄3 𝑦𝑦

1 2 3 4 5

Activity: Find Some Who Can…

Your mission is to find a different person among your classmates to simplify each
expression in the table below.
Your teammates must write the correct answer in the square and then sign the square.
You may not have a person sign/answer more than one square.

Simplify: 82⁄3 Simplify: 21−1⁄3 Simplify: 163⁄4 Simplify: 9−3⁄2 Simplify: −324⁄5

2⁄3
Simplify: (𝑥𝑥2𝑦𝑦1⁄2)4 Simplify: 𝑥𝑥1⁄5∙𝑥𝑥2⁄3 Simplify: 𝑦𝑦 Simplify: 31⁄2 ∙ 31⁄4 Simplify: (8𝑚𝑚3)−1⁄3
𝑦𝑦 5⁄3
 What’s More
Activity:
Directions: Using your knowledge of rational expressions, simplify the following

Given Final Answer

1) (𝑛𝑛4)3⁄2

2) (9𝑟𝑟4)1⁄2

−3
3) (𝑎𝑎2⁄3)

2⁄3
4) (𝑏𝑏−3⁄4)

3
5) (2𝑎𝑎1⁄2𝑏𝑏1⁄3)

𝑥𝑥 1⁄2
6)
𝑥𝑥−2⁄3
1⁄3
𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦 6
7) ( −1 3 )
𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦

8) (𝑝𝑝21𝑞𝑞−15𝑟𝑟−3)1⁄3

9) 𝑘𝑘3⁄5 ∙ 𝑘𝑘1⁄7

𝑚𝑚 3⁄2 𝑛𝑛−1⁄4
10)
𝑚𝑚 3⁄4 𝑛𝑛 3⁄4

What I Have Learned

Activity:
Simplify the given expressions.

1) 811⁄4 4) (−125)−4⁄3

4 −1⁄2
2) 225 1⁄2 5) ( )
9

3) 49−3⁄2
Simplify. For the answers: only positive exponents with no fractional exponents in the
denominator.
2
6) 33⁄4 ∙ 31⁄4 11) (𝑎𝑎−1 ∙ 𝑏𝑏−1⁄3 ∙ 𝑎𝑎−4⁄3 ∙ 𝑏𝑏2 )

𝑐𝑐 1⁄4
7) (𝑎𝑎 8) 3⁄2 12)
𝑐𝑐 5⁄4

−2 4𝑥𝑥 2
8) (𝑝𝑝3⁄2) 13)
2𝑥𝑥 1⁄2

(𝑥𝑥 3 𝑦𝑦 2 ) 3⁄2
9) 3𝑏𝑏 1⁄2 ∙ 𝑏𝑏 4⁄3 14) 1⁄4
(𝑥𝑥 −1 𝑦𝑦 −2⁄3 )

5⁄4
2 (𝑚𝑚−1⁄2 𝑛𝑛2 )
10) (𝑚𝑚 ∙ 𝑚𝑚−2 ∙𝑚𝑚5⁄3) 15)
𝑚𝑚 2 𝑛𝑛 1⁄2

Solve the given word problems.

1) The volume of a cube is related to the area of a face by the formula

𝑉𝑉 = 𝐴𝐴3⁄2, what is the volume of a cube whose face has an area of 100cm3?

2) The approximate number of Calories C, that an animal needs each day is given by
𝐶𝐶 = 72𝑚𝑚3⁄4, where m is the animal’s mass in kilograms. Find the number of Calories that
a 16 kilograms dog need a day.

3) Biologists use a formula to estimate the mass of a mammal’s brain. For a mammal with a
mass of m grams, the approximate mass B of the brain, also in grams, is given
1
𝐵𝐵 = 8 𝑚𝑚 2⁄3 . Find the approximate mass of the brain of a mouse that has a mass of 64
grams
 What I Can Do
Performance Task:

The zoo is expecting a new alligator to arrive in a few days. The previous Reptile Chef fed
other species of reptiles currently at the zoo according to the information in the table. You speak
with the Mammal Chef, who uses the formula 𝑦𝑦 = 72𝑚𝑚3⁄4 to determine the daily calorie
intake for the mammals, where y is the number of Calories eaten and m is the mammal’s mass
in kilograms. You wonder if a similar formula might help determine the number of calories for
the new alligator. Substitute the data pairs from the table into the formula to find a number a so
that the expression 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚3⁄4 gives the daily number of Calories required by a reptile with a
mass of m kilograms.

If alligator has a mass of 400 kilograms, how many calories will it require per day?

Reptile Type Mass (m) Daily Calories (y)

Bearded Dragon 0.4 kg 5.0
Spur-thighed Tortoise 4.2 kg 29.3
Spectacled Caiman 34 kg 141
Rhinoceros Iguana 7.4 kg 44.9
Giant Tortoise 250 kg 62.9

Your output will be evaluated according to mathematical concept accuracy of the computation,
and the organization of the report.

Rubrics of the Performance Task

4 3 2 1
Categories
Excellent Satisfactory Developing Beginning
Shows very
Shows complete Shows some
Shows substantial limited
understanding of understanding of
understanding of understanding of
Mathematical the mathematical the mathematical
the mathematical the underlying
concept concepts used to concepts needed
concepts used to concepts needed
solve the to solve the
solve the problem to solve the
problem. problem(s).
problem(s).
All computations Generally, most
The Errors in
Accuracy of the are correct and of the
are logically computations are computations are computations are
computation
presented. correct not correct severe.

Illogical and
Highly organized,
Satisfactorily Somewhat obscure. No
flows smoothly,
organized, cluttered. Flow is logical
Organization of and observes
sentence flow is inconsistent connections of
the report logical
generally smooth smooth, appears ideas. Difficult to
connections to the
and logical disjointed determine the
point.
meaning.

Prepared by:
Mechu Charity T. Colot
Teacher, Iligan City National High School
Lesson
Radicals
5.2
What I Need to Know
In this lesson, you will learn to writes expressions with rational Exponents as
radicals & vice versa.

What’s New

The previous activities helped you recall how to simplify expressions with rational
exponents. These also elicited your initial ideas about radicals. Your goal in this section
is to construct your understanding of writing expressions with rational exponents to
radicals.

Carefully analyze the first two examples below then fill in the rest of the exercises with
your own answer.

𝟑𝟑
𝟐𝟐 𝟑𝟑 √𝟒𝟒
𝟐𝟐𝟑𝟑 √𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐

𝟑𝟑
(𝟑𝟑𝒑𝒑)𝟐𝟐 √(𝟑𝟑𝒑𝒑)𝟑𝟑 √𝟐𝟐𝟕𝟕𝒑𝒑𝟑𝟑

𝟑𝟑 𝟒𝟒
(𝟒𝟒𝒇𝒇)𝟒𝟒 √(𝟒𝟒𝒇𝒇)𝟑𝟑

𝟑𝟑 𝟓𝟓
(𝟓𝟓𝒌𝒌)𝟓𝟓 √𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓𝒌𝒌𝟑𝟑

𝟒𝟒
(6m)𝟓𝟓

What Is It

Guide Questions:
• How do you think the given expression with rational exponents were written as
radicals? What process have you observed?
• What necessary understanding is needed to simplify the given expression?
The symbol 𝑛𝑛√𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚 is called radical. A radical expression or a radical is an expression
𝑛𝑛
containing the symbol √ called radical sign. In the symbol √𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚 , n is called the index
or order which indicates the degree of the radical such as square root √ , cube root 3√,
and fourth root 4√ , 𝒂𝒂𝒎𝒎 is called the radicand which is a number or expression inside
the radical symbol and 𝒎𝒎 is the power or exponent of the radicand.

index

𝑚𝑚 𝑛𝑛
= √𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚
exponent
𝑎𝑎 𝑛𝑛 radicand
radical sign

𝑚𝑚
If 𝑚𝑚 is a rational number and a is a positive real number, then 𝑎𝑎 𝑛𝑛 = √𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚 = ( 𝑛𝑛√𝑎𝑎 ) 𝑚𝑚
𝑛𝑛
𝑛𝑛
provided that 𝑛𝑛√𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚 is a real number. The form (𝑛𝑛√𝑎𝑎 ) 𝑚𝑚 is called the principal nth root of
𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚 . Through this, we can write expressions with rational exponents as radicals.

Example:
1 2
3
52 = √5 4𝑘𝑘3 = 3√(4𝑘𝑘) 2 = √16𝑘𝑘 2

NOTE: We need to impose the condition that a > 0 in the definition of 𝑛𝑛√𝑎𝑎𝑚𝑚 for an
even n because it will NOT hold true if a < 0 . If a is a negative real number, and n is
an even positive integer, then a has no real root. If a is positive or negative real number
and n is odd, then there exists exactly one real nth root of a , the sign of the root being
the same as the sign of the number.

Example :
3
√−9 = no real root √−27 =-3
4 7
√−16 = no real root √−128 = -2
 What’s More
Activity:

Answer the nest activity that will test your skill in writing expressions with rational
exponents to radicals and vice versa.

RADICAL FORM EXPONENTIAL FORM RADICAL FORM EXPONENTIAL FORM

1
4
√30𝑥𝑥2 (−32𝑥𝑥)5

1 3
(50𝑥𝑥)2 √25𝑎𝑎6𝑏𝑏4

What I Have Learned

A is an exponent that is a fraction and can be written in radical
1
form . For example, 1253 can be written as . In the radical form of the
previous example, 125 is the , 1 is the and is the

index.
Summary

This module was about lessons in rational exponents and radicals. The lesson provided with the
opportunities to simplify expression with rational exponents by applying the laws of exponents. You
learned also the process on how to write expressions with rational exponents as radical and vice versa.
Moreover, students were given the chance to demonstrate their understanding of the lesson by doing
different activities. Your understanding and learned mathematical concepts and principle will facilitate
your learning of the next lesson.

Prepared by:
Mechu Charity T. Colot
Teacher, Iligan City National High School

References
https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/Alg/RationalExponents.aspx

https://www.slideshare.net/rina0812/zero-exponents-negative-integral-exponents-rational-104639003

https://www.slideshare.net/lhadieedilissa24/math-9-module-4

https://www.slideshare.net/paolodagaojes/9-math-lm-u2m4v10

https://teachershq.com/learners-materials-grade-nine/

https://cdn.kutasoftware.com/Worksheets/Alg2/Simplifying%20Rational%20Exponents.pdf

https://braingenie.ck12.org/skills/106294

https://1.cdn.edl.io/LeFkX8lW1Bjcqm5yLbGeeKSy6Y6LZKA5IYjyjONUTKEWuEva.pdf

https://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=yes&code=H42W59&

https://wvde.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Lesson-4.pdf

http://www.clipartoday.com/freeclipart/school/school/studenticons_11967.html

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ab1179048ae86001bc46a45/rational-exponents
https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/mandri.obeyesekere/math0312-10/practice-test-3
 Post-Assessment

Part I
Directions: Find out how much you already know about this module. Choose the letter that you think
best answers the question. Please answer all items. Take note of the items that you were not able to
answer correctly and find the right answer as you go through this module.

Lesson 4
1. Which of the following is/are NOT TRUE about 𝒙𝒙−𝒎𝒎 = 𝟏𝟏 ?𝒙𝒙𝒎𝒎
I. m is an integer. II. x is any real number. III. x cannot be negative.

a. I and II only b. II and III only c. I and III only d. all

of the above.
𝟎𝟎 −𝟏𝟏
2. Which of the following is equal to [(−𝟗𝟗𝒑𝒑𝟏𝟏/𝟐𝟐𝒒𝒒 ] ?
)
a. 1 b. –1 c. 𝟏𝟏 d. − 𝟏𝟏
𝟗𝟗 𝟗𝟗

3. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 −𝟓𝟓 𝟐𝟐𝟑𝟑 𝟏𝟏/𝟑𝟑
𝒙𝒙
𝒂𝒂. 𝒙𝒙𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎
= 𝒙𝒙𝟎𝟎 b. 𝒛𝒛𝒛𝒛−𝟕𝟕 = 𝒛𝒛𝟐𝟐 𝒎𝒎
c. 𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐𝟑𝟑
= 𝟎𝟎 d. 𝒏𝒏𝒏𝒏𝟏𝟏/𝟑𝟑 = 𝟏𝟏

?
4. What is the value of the missing exponent in the equation (𝒂𝒂 𝒃𝒃 )=
𝟐𝟐 −𝟑𝟑 𝒂𝒂𝟖𝟖
?
𝒃𝒃𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐
a. –4 b. 4 c. 6 d. –6
−𝟏𝟏
5. What is the simplified form of (−𝟒𝟒𝒅𝒅𝟎𝟎 ∙ 𝟐𝟐−𝟑𝟑 ∙ 𝒆𝒆𝟓𝟓 ?
)
a. –1 b. −𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐
𝟓𝟓
𝟏𝟏
c. − 𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐𝒆𝒆𝟓𝟓 d. − 𝒆𝒆𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓
𝒆𝒆

6. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

−𝟑𝟑
𝟔𝟔 −𝟏𝟏
𝒂𝒂. −𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙−𝟏𝟏 = − 𝟑𝟑 b. 𝟒𝟒𝒚𝒚𝟎𝟎 = 𝟒𝟒 c. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔−𝟓𝟓 = 𝟔𝟔−𝟐𝟐 d. ( ) =
𝟕𝟕
𝒙𝒙 𝟕𝟕 𝟔𝟔

7. Which of the following is not equal to 1? 𝟎𝟎 −𝟑𝟑

𝟎𝟎 𝟎𝟎
𝒂𝒂. −(−𝟓𝟓𝒂𝒂−𝟐𝟐𝒃𝒃𝒄𝒄 b. −𝒙𝒙𝟎𝟎 + 𝟐𝟐 c. 𝒌𝒌 𝒎𝒎−𝟑𝟑 d. (𝒓𝒓−𝟓𝟓 + 𝒓𝒓𝟓𝟓
) 𝒎𝒎 )
−𝟐𝟐
[−(𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟒𝒙𝒙)𝟎𝟎𝒚𝒚−𝟕𝟕𝒛𝒛
]
8. Which of the following is equal to (𝒚𝒚−𝟑𝟑𝒛𝒛)−𝟐𝟐
?
𝟏𝟏
𝒂𝒂. 𝒚𝒚𝟖𝟖 b. −𝒚𝒚𝟖𝟖 c. 𝒚𝒚𝟖𝟖
d. − 𝟏𝟏𝒚𝒚𝟖𝟖

9. Which of the following simplifies to a negative number?

𝟏𝟏
𝒂𝒂. 𝟕𝟕−𝟔𝟔 b. (−𝟕𝟕)−𝟔𝟔 c. 𝟕𝟕−𝟔𝟔 d. −𝟕𝟕−𝟔𝟔

10. Which is greater, 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎−𝟑𝟑 or 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎−𝟏𝟏? How many times it is greater than the other?
a. 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎−𝟑𝟑; it is 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎−𝟐𝟐 times greater c. 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎−𝟏𝟏; it is 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟐𝟐 times greater
b. 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎 ; it is 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎 times greater
−𝟑𝟑 𝟐𝟐 d. 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎−𝟏𝟏; it is 𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎−𝟐𝟐 times greater
Lesson 5

1) Simplify: 𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐𝟑𝟑⁄𝟓𝟓
a. 2 c. 16
b. 8 d. 24
2) Simplify: (−𝟖𝟖)𝟐𝟐⁄𝟑𝟑
a. 4 c. -2
b. -4 d. undefined
3) Simplify: 𝟔𝟔𝟕𝟕𝟔𝟔𝟏𝟏⁄𝟐𝟐
a. 13 c. 26
b. 104 d. 52
4) Simplify: 𝒛𝒛−𝟐𝟐⁄𝟓𝟓∙ ∙ 𝒛𝒛𝟑𝟑⁄𝟓𝟓
a. 𝒛𝒛𝟔𝟔⁄𝟓𝟓 c. 𝒛𝒛−𝟏𝟏⁄𝟓𝟓
b. 𝒛𝒛−𝟔𝟔⁄𝟓𝟓 d. 𝒛𝒛𝟏𝟏⁄𝟓𝟓
𝟏𝟏⁄𝟐𝟐
5) Simplify: (𝟗𝟗𝒌𝒌𝟐𝟐𝒎𝒎−𝟒𝟒)
a. 𝟐𝟐𝒌𝒌𝟐𝟐 c. 𝟑𝟑𝒌𝒌𝟐𝟐
𝒎𝒎 𝒎𝒎
b. 𝟐𝟐𝒌𝒌𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐 d. 𝟑𝟑𝒌𝒌𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐
6) Rewrite the expression in radical form 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐⁄𝟑𝟑.
a. 𝟑𝟑√𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 c. √𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑
b. √𝒙𝒙
𝟑𝟑
d. √𝒙𝒙
7) Select an expression that is equivalent to 𝟔𝟔√𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐
a. 𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐⁄𝟑𝟑 c. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑
b. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑⁄𝟐𝟐 d. 𝟑𝟑𝟏𝟏⁄𝟑𝟑
𝟏𝟏⁄𝟐𝟐
𝒙𝒙
8) Simplify: 𝒙𝒙−𝟕𝟕⁄𝟒𝟒
𝟏𝟏
a. c. 𝒙𝒙𝟏𝟏𝟗𝟗⁄𝟒𝟒
𝒙𝒙𝟗𝟗⁄𝟒𝟒
𝟏𝟏
b. 𝒙𝒙𝟗𝟗⁄𝟒𝟒 d. 𝒙𝒙𝟏𝟏𝟗𝟗⁄𝟒𝟒
9) Write in exponential form 𝟒𝟒
√(𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙)𝟑𝟑
a. 𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑⁄𝟒𝟒 c. (𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙)𝟑𝟑⁄𝟒𝟒
b. (𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙)𝟒𝟒⁄𝟑𝟑 d. 𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒⁄𝟑𝟑
10) The approximate number of Calories C, that an animal needs each day is given by 𝑪𝑪 =
𝟔𝟔𝟒𝟒𝒎𝒎𝟑𝟑⁄𝟓𝟓,
where m is the animal’s mass in kilograms. Find the number of Calories that a 32 kilograms
dog need
a day
a. 215 c. 645
b. 512 d. 935

Lesson 6

1. What is 𝟒𝟒√𝟏𝟏𝟔𝟔𝒙𝒙𝟖𝟖𝒚𝒚𝟒𝟒 equal to?

A. 4𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐𝒚𝒚𝟐𝟐 B. 𝟒𝟒𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐y C. 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐y D. 2𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐𝒚𝒚𝟐𝟐

𝟑𝟑
𝟖𝟖𝟎𝟎
2. Evaluate √ 𝟑𝟑. 𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎
√
B. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

3. What is 𝟓𝟓√𝟔𝟔𝟒𝟒𝒚𝒚𝟓𝟓 equal to?

A. 2 𝟓𝟓√𝟐𝟐𝒚𝒚 B. 2 𝟓𝟓√𝟐𝟐 C. 4 𝟓𝟓√𝟐𝟐 D. 4 𝟓𝟓√𝟐𝟐𝒚𝒚

 𝟒𝟒 𝟏𝟏
4. What is √ equal to?
𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓𝟔𝟔

𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟏
B. B. C. D.
𝟖𝟖 𝟔𝟔 𝟒𝟒 𝟐𝟐

5. Which of the following is equivalent to 𝟑𝟑√𝟓𝟓𝟔𝟔?

B. 3𝟑𝟑√𝟔𝟔 B. 2𝟑𝟑√𝟔𝟔 C. 2𝟑𝟑√𝟕𝟕 D. 3𝟑𝟑√𝟕𝟕

𝟒𝟒 𝟒𝟒
6. Find the product of √𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎 • √𝟖𝟖

A. 5 𝟒𝟒√𝟒𝟒 B. 4 𝟒𝟒√𝟓𝟓 C. 2 𝟒𝟒√𝟓𝟓 D. 5 𝟒𝟒√𝟐𝟐

7. Simplify √𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟓𝟓 • √𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝒂𝒂𝟐𝟐

A. 5x√𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 B. 5𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑√𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙 C. 2𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑√𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙 D. 2x√𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑

𝟑𝟑
8. Solve √𝟐𝟐√𝟔𝟔𝟒𝟒.
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
9. Simplify √𝟑𝟑√𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓.

A. 𝟑𝟑√𝟓𝟓 B. √𝟓𝟓 C. 𝟔𝟔√𝟓𝟓 D. 𝟓𝟓√𝟓𝟓

10. Evaluate 𝟏𝟏𝟔𝟔𝟑𝟑/𝟒𝟒 .

A. 8 B. 6 C. 4 D. 2

𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐𝟖𝟖𝒂𝒂 𝟑𝟑 𝟗𝟗
11.Compute √ 𝟑𝟑 .
𝟐𝟐𝒂𝒂

A. 2𝜶𝜶 B. 2𝒂𝒂𝟐𝟐 C. 4𝒂𝒂𝟐𝟐 D. 4𝜶𝜶

12. What is (𝟑𝟑√𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎)( 𝟑𝟑√𝟒𝟒) ?

A. 2𝟑𝟑√𝟓𝟓 B. 3√𝟓𝟓 C. 4𝟑𝟑√𝟓𝟓 D. 2√𝟓𝟓

13. Simplify 𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓𝟑𝟑/𝟐𝟐

A. 5 B. 25 C. 75 D. 125

14.Find the result of √𝟒𝟒√𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓𝟔𝟔.

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

15. Find the value of 𝟖𝟖𝟐𝟐/𝟑𝟑.

A. 64 B. 8 C. 4 D. 2
Lesson 7
1) Which of the following is NOT true about 𝟓𝟓√𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐?
𝟏𝟏
a. It is a radical expression. c. Its exponential notation is 𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐 ⁄𝟓𝟓.
b. Its exponential notation is 𝟑𝟑𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓 d. Its simplified form is 2.

2) Given the following statements, which of the following is/are NOT true about the
simplified form of a radical expression?

IV. The radicand contains a fraction.

V. No denominator contains a radical sign.
VI. No prime factor of a radicand that has an exponent equal to or greater than the
index.

a. I only b. II only c. III only d. II and III only

3) Which of the following is true about √𝒂𝒂𝒃𝒃? 𝒏𝒏

a. 𝒏𝒏√𝒂𝒂𝒃𝒃 = 𝒏𝒏√𝒂𝒂 𝒃𝒃𝒏𝒏 b. 𝒏𝒏√𝒂𝒂𝒃𝒃 = 𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒏 𝒃𝒃𝒏𝒏 c. 𝒏𝒏√𝒂𝒂𝒃𝒃 = 𝒏𝒏√𝒂𝒂 𝒏𝒏√𝒃𝒃 d. None of the above.
4) What is the result after simplifying √𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑𝟕𝟕 ?
𝟔𝟔

𝟑𝟑𝟕𝟕
a. 𝒙𝒙𝟔𝟔√𝒙𝒙 b. 𝒙𝒙𝟔𝟔 c. 𝒙𝒙𝟔𝟔 𝟔𝟔√𝒙𝒙 d. 𝒙𝒙 ⁄𝟔𝟔
𝟒𝟒 𝒎𝒎𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎
5) What is the result after simplifying √ ?
𝟏𝟏𝟔𝟔
𝟒𝟒
𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐 √𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐 𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐√𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐 𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐√𝒎𝒎
a. b. c. d. Cannot be determined
𝟐𝟐 𝟒𝟒 𝟐𝟐
𝟑𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟕𝟕𝒂𝒂𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐
6) Which of the following is the result when we simplify √ ?
𝟗𝟗
𝟒𝟒
𝟑𝟑𝒂𝒂𝟒𝟒 𝟒𝟒 𝟑𝟑
a. 𝒂𝒂 √𝟑𝟑𝒂𝒂 b. c.
𝟑𝟑
𝒂𝒂 √𝟑𝟑 d. 𝒂𝒂𝟒𝟒√𝟑𝟑
𝟑𝟑
𝟑𝟑 𝟑𝟑
7) Which of the following is true about 𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟓√𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑𝟏𝟏𝟎𝟎𝒃𝒃𝟏𝟏𝟓𝟓?
a. 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐𝒃𝒃𝟑𝟑 b. 𝟓𝟓√𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐𝒃𝒃𝟑𝟑 c. 𝟑𝟑√𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐𝒃𝒃𝟑𝟑 d. 𝒃𝒃 𝟑𝟑√𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐
8)What factor would you use to rationalize a denominator of 𝟕𝟕√𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑?
a. 𝟕𝟕√𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 b. 𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 c. 𝟕𝟕√𝒙𝒙𝟕𝟕 d. 𝒙𝒙𝟕𝟕
𝟔𝟔
9) Which of the following is NOT TRUE about √𝟖𝟖𝒓𝒓𝟑𝟑 ?
𝟏𝟏
a. Its exponential notation is (𝟖𝟖𝒓𝒓𝟑𝟑) ⁄𝟔𝟔 . c. It is equivalent to √𝟑𝟑√𝟖𝟖𝒓𝒓𝟑𝟑 .
b.Its exponential notation is (𝟖𝟖𝒓𝒓𝟑𝟑)𝟔𝟔 . d. Its simplified form is √𝟐𝟐𝒓𝒓.

10)Simplify the quotient of √𝟕𝟕 .

√𝟑𝟑
√𝟕𝟕 √𝟐𝟐𝟏𝟏
a. b. c. 𝟕𝟕
d. 𝟕𝟕𝟑𝟑
𝟑𝟑 𝟑𝟑 √𝟑𝟑

Lesson 8

1. Which are similar radicals?

II. 5√𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙, -√𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙 II. √𝟑𝟑𝒚𝒚, 𝟑𝟑√𝟑𝟑𝒚𝒚, 𝟑𝟑√𝟖𝟖𝒚𝒚 III. -√𝟐𝟐 , √𝟖𝟖 , √𝟏𝟏𝟖𝟖

A. I only B. II and III C. III only D. I and III

2. Which of the following radicals need not be rationalized?

 A. √ 𝟕𝟕 B.
𝟐𝟐
C. √ 𝟒𝟒 D.
√𝟑𝟑
𝟗𝟗 √𝟑𝟑 𝟓𝟓 √𝟐𝟐

3. In rationalizing √𝟑𝟑 , what will you multiply to the radical?

√𝟖𝟖

√𝟐𝟐 √𝟒𝟒 √𝟔𝟔 √𝟓𝟓

A. B. C. D.
√𝟐𝟐 √𝟒𝟒 √𝟔𝟔 √𝟓𝟓

4. What is the simplified form of 𝟐𝟐√𝟐𝟐𝟎𝟎- 3√𝟒𝟒𝟓𝟓 + √𝟓𝟓 ?

A. 5√𝟓𝟓 B. - 4√𝟓𝟓 C. -5√𝟓𝟓 D. 6√𝟓𝟓

5. Find the product of √𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 ∙ √𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 .

A. √𝟏𝟏𝟔𝟔𝒙𝒙𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐 B. √𝟒𝟒𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 C. 4x3√𝒙𝒙 D. 16x√𝒙𝒙

𝟑𝟑
6. Which of the following is the product of √𝒙𝒙 ∙ √𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙 ?

𝟔𝟔 𝟔𝟔
A. 𝟔𝟔√𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 B. 𝟔𝟔√𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 C. √𝒙𝒙𝟓𝟓 D. √𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙𝟓𝟓

7. Simplify the expression √𝟖𝟖𝒚𝒚 + 𝟓𝟓√𝟓𝟓𝟎𝟎𝒚𝒚 − 𝟐𝟐√𝟏𝟏𝟖𝟖𝒚𝒚

A. 13√𝟐𝟐𝒚𝒚 B. 21√𝟐𝟐𝒚𝒚 C. (√𝟖𝟖 + 𝟓𝟓√𝟓𝟓𝟎𝟎 − 𝟐𝟐√𝟏𝟏𝟖𝟖)√𝒚𝒚 D. 882y

8.Multiply √𝟐𝟐(√𝟔𝟔 + √𝟕𝟕) and write the product in simplest form.

A. √𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟐 + √𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟒 B. 2√𝟔𝟔 + 𝟐𝟐√𝟕𝟕 C. √𝟐𝟐𝟔𝟔 D. 𝟐𝟐√𝟑𝟑 + √𝟏𝟏𝟒𝟒

9. The area of a square garden is 85 meters2. Estimate the side length of the garden.
A. 9 m B. 7 m C. 11 m D. 12 m
𝟑𝟑
√𝟔𝟔𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟔𝟔𝒚𝒚𝟒𝟒
10. Simplify the quotient 𝟑𝟑 .
√𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝒚𝒚
𝟑𝟑 𝟐𝟐
𝟐𝟐𝒚𝒚𝟐𝟐 𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 √𝒙𝒙
A. 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝒚𝒚 B. 𝟐𝟐𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙 C. 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝒚𝒚 √𝒙𝒙 𝟐𝟐
𝟑𝟑
D.
√𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝒚𝒚 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝒚𝒚

Lesson 9

Lesson 10
1 1
1. In the expression (8.2 ) (8.2 ), what is its simplified form?
1
A. 84 B. 8 C. 16 D. 64
1
2. In simplifying the expression ,
−1
which of the following is true?
𝑥𝑥 2
 1 𝑥𝑥 1
A. 1
B. 1
C. 𝑥𝑥 2 D. 𝑥𝑥
𝑥𝑥 2 𝑥𝑥 2
3. What do you call the number or expression inside the radical sign?
A. radicand B. base C. radical D. index
3
4. Given the expression (2𝑛𝑛)5, how will you transform it into a radical expression?
A. 5√8𝑛𝑛3 B. 3√8𝑛𝑛5 C. 5√2𝑛𝑛3 D. 3√2𝑛𝑛5
5. From the laws on radicals, which of the following is/are not true?
𝑛𝑛 𝑛𝑛
III. √𝑎𝑎 = 𝑛𝑛 √𝑎𝑎
𝑛𝑛
I. (𝑛𝑛 √𝑎𝑎) = 𝑎𝑎2𝑛𝑛 II. 𝑛𝑛 √𝑎𝑎𝑏𝑏= 𝑛𝑛 √𝑎𝑎𝑛𝑛 √𝑏𝑏
𝑏𝑏 √𝑏𝑏

A. II only B. III only C. I only D. I and III

6. In simplifying radicals, which of the following is correct?
A. 3√−27 = 3 B. √8 = 2 C. 3√125 = 5 D. √− 144 =12
7.In the radical expression √ √16, What is its reduced form of ?
3
4

A. √2 B. 3√2 C. 12√16 D. 7√16

8. In rationalizing the denominator of the expression √5 , what will you multiply to the
√7
expression to make it simplified?
√7 √5 √5 √5
A. B. C. D.
√7 √5 √−7 √7
9. Similar radicals are radicals of the same index. Which of the following is/are true?
𝐼𝐼. √5𝑎𝑎, 2√5𝑎𝑎, -6√5𝑎𝑎 II. √2𝑓𝑓, 3√3𝑓𝑓, 3√4𝑓𝑓 III. -7√8 , √10 , √7
A. III only B. I and II C. II only D. I only
10. Find the length of an edge of the given cube.
A. 6√2 meters
6√10 meters Surface
B. 2√3 meters Area =
C. √2 meters 72 sq. m
11.A newborn baby chicken weighs 3−2 pounds. If an adult chicken can weigh up to 34
times more than a newborn chicken. How much does an adult chicken weigh?
A. 9 pounds C. 64 pounds
B. 10 pounds D. 144 pounds
9
12. A giant swing completes a period in about 15 seconds. Approximately howlong is the
pendulum’s arm using the formula 𝑡𝑡 = 2𝜋𝜋√ 1 , where l is the length of the pendulum in
32
feet and t is the amount of time? (use: 𝜋𝜋 ≈ 3.14)
A. 573.25 feet C. 16.65 feet
B. 182.56 feet D. 4.31 feet
13. A taut rope starting from the top of a flag pole an tied to the ground is 15 meters long.
If the pole is 7 meters high, how far is the rope from the base of the flag pole?
A. 2.83 meters C. 13.27 meters
B. 4.69 meters D. 16.55 meters
14. The volume (V) of a cylinder is represented by 𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟2ℎ, where r is the radius of the
base and h is the height of the cylinder. If the volume of a cylinder is 120 cubic meters
and the height is 5 meters, what is the radius of the base?
A. 2.76 meters C. 13.82 meters
B. 8.68 meters D. 43.41 meters
Part II (for nos. 15-20)
Formulate and solve a problem based on the given situation below. Your output shall be
evaluated according to the given rubric below.

You are an architect in a well-known establishment. You were tasked

by the CEO to give a proposal for the diameter of the establishment’s
water tank design. The tank should hold a minimum of 800 cm2. You
were required to present a proposal to the Board. The Board would like
to see the concept used, its practicality and accuracy of computation.

RUBRICS
CATEGORIES 2 1
SATISFACTORY DEVELOPING
Mathematical Concept Demonstrate a
satisfactory Demonstrate incomplete
understanding of the understanding and have
concept and use it to some misconceptions.
simplify the problem.
Accuracy of Computation The computations are Generally, most of the
correct. computations are not
correct.
Practicality The output is suited to the The output is suited to the
needs of the client and can needs of the client but
be executed easily. cannot be executed easily.

Key to Answers

PRE-ASSESSMENT

1. d 11. c 21. b 31. c

2. c 12. d 22. b 32. b
3. d 13. a 23. a 33. d
4. a 14. c 24. a 34. b
5. b 15. a 25. b 35. a
6. a 16. b 26. c
7. d 17. a 27. d
8. d 18. a 28. b
9. a 19. a 29. b
10.c 20. d 30. a
POST-ASSESSMENT

1. d 11. c 21. b 31. c

2. c 12. d 22. b 32. b
3. d 13. a 23. a 33. d
4. a 14. c 24. a 34. b
5. b 15. a 25. b 35. a
6. a 16. b 26. c
7. d 17. a 27. d
8. d 18. a 28. b
9. a 19. a 29. b
10.c 20. d 30. a