(B) Simplify numeric and algebraic expressions using the laws of exponents, including integral and rational exponents.
(Y7) Extend and apply the laws and properties of arithmetic to algebraic terms and expressions (ACMNA177)
HSN.RN.1 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.
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