BECAUSE THAT WOULD YIELD A ZERO IN THE DENOMINATOR.412CAN BE REWRIT...

3, because that would yield a zero in the denominator.

4

12

can be rewritten as 4 , so it is equal to 2.

Any time you see a number with a fractional

a – 3 = 0

exponent, the numerator of that exponent is the power

a ≠ 3

you raise the number to, and the denominator is the

root you take.

Factors and Multiples

Examples:

Factors are numbers that can be divided into a larger