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
The model below represents one whole.
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Which fraction is equivalent to the one represented by the shaded part of the model?
Problem 2
A point is shown on the number line diagram below.
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Write three equivalent fractions for the location of this point.
Problem 3
Use the number line to explain how you know the fractions in #2 are equivalent.


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