Description: 👉 Learn how to multiply with rational powers. To multiply two or more numbers/expressions with rational exponents, we apply the basic rules of exponents. If the two numbers/expressions ...

The method to divide fractions is to keep the first fraction the same, turn the divide sign into a multiply and turn the second fraction upside down. This is known as multiplying by the reciprocal.

When my students grow too dependent on their calculators, I ask them to find a number that, when multiplied by itself, gives them 2. Students quickly see that since 1² = 1 and 2² = 4, the answer has ...