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 LAWS OF RADICALS 
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       Definition: 
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      A radical represents a fractional exponent in which the numerator of the fractional exponent is the power of the base and the denominator of the fractional exponent is the index of the radical. | 
         
 
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       Product: 
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        nth root of a product is equal to the product of the nth 
        root of each factor.
         Note: the indices must be the same.  | 
      
         
        
        
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       Quotient: 
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      The nth root of a quotient is equal to the nth root of the numerator divided by the nth root of the denominator. | 
         
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       Exponents:  
       caution: beware of negative bases when using this rule. See examples.  | 
    
       
 
   caution:
      beware of negative bases  
       
 
       
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