Review - Unit 5 – Rational/Irrational, Exponents, and Radicals

Classify the following numbers as rational (R) or irrational (I):

𝟏
1. ___________________________ �
2. 7.9𝟖 _________________________
𝟐

3. 2.43 ___________________________ 4. 𝟐√𝟑 _________________________

𝟑√𝟗𝟖
5. 𝟕√𝟐
___________________________ 6. √𝟐√𝟒 _________________________

7. 𝟐√𝟓 − √𝟐 _______________________ 8. 7.56… _________________________

9. (√𝟑 + 𝟐)(√𝟑 − 𝟐) _________________ 10. (5-√𝟐)2 _________________________

11. 1/3 ________________________ 12. √𝟕 _________________________

Convert these non-terminating repeating decimals into fractions:

�
13. 0.𝟕 ����
14. 0.𝟐𝟕

Simplify and combine (no radicals or fractional exponents in denominator)

3
15. √35√7 16. √625

49
17. 18. 2√27 − √45
√7

3
𝑧 �2 𝑦 2
19. √3 + 3√2 20. 4
𝑧 2 𝑦 �3
Write each expression in radical form: Write each expression in exponent form:
1� 2
21. 5 4 22. � 4√𝑥 �

3� 3
23. (125𝑥) 2 24. (√64𝑥 )2

3
25. (19x2z)4/3 26. (�𝑦 4 )2

27. [15 pts total] Simplify (no negative exponents):

3
a. (5k m4p-2)-2 (2k 2 m 3 ) 𝑧 2𝑦
−3
𝑥 −3
2
b. � � c. � �
𝑦3𝑧 𝑥 5 𝑦 −2

d. (−64𝑥 12 ) 3
−2
(3𝑏3 𝑐 −2 )−2 3 x −2 y −3 z 3
e. f.
𝑎−3 𝑏−2 6 x −3 y 2 z

3� 2
2 �𝑎 �3
5� − 3� 1 −3
g. 𝑎 − 3𝑎 3�
h. �𝑏
2� 4�
5𝑐 3�
5 𝑥 �2 𝑦 2
i. � −2� �
𝑦 −2 𝑥 3