71 nth Roots and Rational Exponents Taos Municipal Schools 71的n次方与理性指数陶斯市的学校.pptVIP

7.1 nth Roots and Rational Exponents Algebra 2 Mrs. Spitz Spring 2009 Objectives/Assignment Evaluate nth roots of real numbers using both radical notation and rational exponent notation. Use nth roots to solve real-life problems such as finding the total mass of a spacecraft that can be sent to Mars. Assignment: pp. 404-405 #4-61 every 3rd Evaluating Nth Roots You can extend the concept of a square root to other types of roots. For instance 2 is a cube root of 8 because 23 = 8, and 3 is a fourth root of 81 because 34 = 81. In general, for an integer n greater than 1, if bn = a, then b