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: Below is a set of coordinate points. Graph these points, connect the points into a linear function, and then graph the inverse of this function.
$${(-2,-4)}$$
$${(1,-2.5)}$$
$${(2,-2)}$$


aligns: no