standard_description: Explain how the definition of the meaning of rational exponents follows from extending the properties of integer exponents to those values, allowing for a notation for radicals in terms of rational exponents. For example, we define 5^(1/3) to be the cube root of 5 because we want (5^(1/3))^(3) = 5(^(1/3))^(3) to hold, so (5^(1/3))^(3) must equal 5.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Describe a characteristic that each of the quadrants shown below does not share with the rest.
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You should have at least one characteristic for each quadrant.
Problem 2
Part 1:
Graph the following equation but ONLY over the domain listed.
$${y = -\frac{1}{2}x + 4}$$
,  where
$${x > 2}$$
Part 2:
Graph the following equation but ONLY over the domain listed (on the same coordinate plane).
$${y = -2x + 1}$$
, where
$${-2 < x \leq 2}$$
Problem 3
Write the equation for the piecewise function graphed below.
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