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Pre-Calculus 2 Honors
HW #1

Radical Expressions: Notation, Simplifying and Evaluating

Read p. 19-22
p. 23-25
Write using exponents.

Evaluate each number.

1
17

1.

9. (a) 2 4 5 2

(b)

10 7
10 4

(c) 2 3 2 2

Evaluate the expression using x 3,y 4,andz 1.

15.
x2 y2

Simplify the expression.

3
19.
108 3 32

Simplify the expression and eliminate any negative exponent(s). Assume that all letters denote positive numbers.
41.

2
3

x x

1
5

47.

2
3

y 34

Simplify the expression. Assume that all letters denote positive numbers.
4
57.
x4
87. Due to the curvature of the earth, the maximum distance D that you can see from the top of a tall building of height h

is estimated by the formula D 2rh h 2 where r = 3960 mi is the radius of the earth and D and h are also measured in
miles. How far can you see from the observation deck of the Toronto CN Tower 1135 ft above the ground?

89. Limiting Behavior of Powers.

Complete the following tables. What happens to the n th root of 2 as n gets large? What about the n th root of ?
n

10

1
n

100

12

1
n

Construct a similar table for n n . What happens to the nth root of n as n gets large?

10

100