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Math Chapter 1 : Topic 1
Indices and Radicals
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Simplify: $\sqrt{a^{3}}$
Reasoning: $\sqrt{a^{3}}=(a^{3})^{1/2}=a^{3/2}$
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Which expression is equal to $a^{1/2}$?
Reasoning: Fractional index $\frac{1}{2}$ represents square root.
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Simplify: $\sqrt{a^{2}b^{4}}$
Reasoning: $\sqrt{a^{2}}=a$, $\sqrt{b^{4}}=b^{2}$
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Simplify: $(a^{3})^{2/3}$
Reasoning: $a^{3\times 2/3}=a^{2}$
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Which is equivalent to $\sqrt[3]{a^{6}}$?
Reasoning: $a^{6/3}=a^{2}$
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Simplify: $\frac{\sqrt{a^{5}}}{\sqrt{a}}$
Reasoning: $a^{5/2}\div a^{1/2}=a^{\frac{5}{2}-\frac{1}{2}}=a^{\frac{4}{2}}=a^{2}$
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Simplify: $a^{3/2}\times a^{1/2}$
Reasoning: Add indices: $\frac{3}{2}+\frac{1}{2}=2$
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Simplify: $\sqrt{49a^{2}}$
Reasoning: $\sqrt{49}=7$, $\sqrt{a^{2}}=a$
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Which is correct?
Reasoning: Negative index means reciprocal.
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Simplify: $a^{1/3}\cdot a^{2/3}$
Reasoning: Add indices: $\frac{1}{3}+\frac{2}{3}=1$
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Simplify: $\sqrt[4]{a^{8}}$
Reasoning: $a^{8/4}=a^{2}$
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Simplify: $\frac{a^{5}}{a^{2}}$
Reasoning: Subtract indices: $5-2=3$
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Simplify: $\sqrt{a}\cdot\sqrt{a^{3}}$
Reasoning: $a^{1/2+3/2}=a^{2}$
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Which expression equals $\frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}$?
Reasoning: Negative fractional index = reciprocal root
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Simplify: $(a^{2}b^{3})^{1/2}$
Reasoning: Apply exponent to each term.
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Simplify: $\sqrt{a^{4}b^{2}}$
Reasoning: $\sqrt{a^{4}}=a^{2}$, $\sqrt{b^{2}}=b$
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Simplify: $a^{2/3}\div a^{1/3}$
Reasoning: Subtract indices: $\frac{2}{3}-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{3}$Actually result is $a^{1/3}$.
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Simplify: $\sqrt[3]{a^{3}b^{6}}$
Reasoning: $a^{3/3}=a$, $b^{6/3}=b^{2}$
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