A rational exponent means that you use a fraction as an exponent, for example, 10 to the power 1/3. These exponents are interpreted as follows, for example:10 to the power 1/3 = 3rd root of 1010 to the power 2/3 = (3rd root of 10) squared, or equivalently, 3rd root of (10 squared)
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Rational exponents are exponents that are fractions or decimals. They are related to integer exponents because they represent a different way of expressing the same mathematical operation. For example, an integer exponent of 2 represents squaring a number, while a rational exponent of 1/2 represents taking the square root of a number.
The laws of exponents work the same with rational exponents, the difference being they use fractions not integers.
It is rational and it is an integer.
Every integer is a rational number.
Integers are rational. So is this, but it's not an integer.
A rational number which is an integer can be simplified to a form in which the denominator is 1. That is not possible for a rational number which is not an integer.