Radicals and rational exponents

This guide covers radicals and rational exponents, including converting between radical and exponential forms, properties (product, quotient, power rules), simplifying expressions, and solving equations with radicals and rational exponents. It emphasizes checking for extraneous roots and provides practice questions covering multiple-choice, free-response, and combined unit problems. Key terms include index, numerator, denominator, and the importance of isolating the radical term when solving equations.