Math 10C Pre-AP: Roots and Powers
Level 4 - Rational Exponents & Synthesis
Question Bank
Objective: Connect radicals to fractional exponents and evaluate complex numerical expres-
sions.
1. Express as a radical: x 2
1
2. Express as a radical: y 3
1
3. Express as a radical: a 3
2
4. Express as a radical: m 4
3
√
5. Express as a power with a rational exponent: x
6. Express as a power with a rational exponent: 3 y 2
p
√
7. Express as a power with a rational exponent: a5
4
√
8. Express as a power with a rational exponent: 5 x
9. Evaluate without a calculator: 9 2
1
10. Evaluate without a calculator: 16 4
1
11. Evaluate without a calculator: 27 3
1
12. Evaluate without a calculator: 8 3
2
13. Evaluate without a calculator: 16 4
3
14. Evaluate without a calculator: 25 2
3
15. Evaluate without a calculator: 32 5
2
16. Evaluate without a calculator: 81 4
3
17. Evaluate without a calculator: 1000 3
2
18. Evaluate without a calculator: (−8) 3
1
19. Evaluate without a calculator: (−27) 3
2
1
20. Evaluate without a calculator: 4− 2
1
21. Evaluate without a calculator: 8− 3
1
22. Evaluate without a calculator: 16− 4
3
23. Evaluate without a calculator: 25− 2
3
1
24. Evaluate without a calculator: 49 2
23
25. Evaluate without a calculator: 8
27
3
26. Evaluate without a calculator: 16 − 4
81
27. Evaluate without a calculator: 0.04 2
1
28. Evaluate without a calculator: 0.125 3
1
29. Simplify and express with positive exponents: x 2 · x 3
1 1
3
30. Simplify and express with positive exponents: y4
1
y4
31. Simplify and express with positive exponents: (a 3 ) 2
2 1
32. Simplify and express with positive exponents: (x− 2 )−2
1
1 1 4
33. Simplify and express with positive exponents: m 4 n− 2
34. Evaluate: 64 3 · 64− 3
2 1
4
35. Evaluate: 27 3
2
27 3
p√
36. Express as a single power: x
37. Simplify: x 5 · x− 5
2 4
√
38. Convert x4 to rational exponent form and square the result.
3
39. Evaluate: 160.75
40. Evaluate: 32−0.4