SAT Math : How to find a rational number from an exponent

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find A Rational Number From An Exponent

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Example Question #2418 : Sat Mathematics

 

 

 

 

Rationalize the denominator:

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The conjugate of is  .

Now multiply both the numerator and the denominator by

and you get:

 

Hence we get

Example Question #2 : How To Find A Rational Number From An Exponent

Solve for :

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Example Question #2421 : Sat Mathematics

Solve for .

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Example Question #2422 : Sat Mathematics

If,

 

What does

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If  ,

 then .

Example Question #6 : How To Find A Rational Number From An Exponent

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From the equation in the problem statement

Now squaring both sides we get

  this is a quadratic equation which equals

and the factors of this equation are

This gives us .

However, if we plug these solutions back into the original equation,   does not create an equality. Therefore,  is an extraneous solution.

 

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