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Skill Statements: The Skill Statement gives the reader direction on how an assessment item is written. The Skill Statement describes what information may be given and/or the format of that information. In addition, the Skill Statement describes how the student is expected to respond to the item.

Goal 2 The student will demonstrate the ability to analyze a wide variety of patterns and functional relationships using the language of mathematics and appropriate technology.

Expectation 2.7 The student will use the appropriate skills to assist in the analysis of functions.

Indicator 2.7.5 The student will perform operations on radical and exponential forms of numerical and algebraic expressions.

Skill Statements

  • The student will convert between and among radical and exponential forms of expressions.

  • The student will add, subtract, multiply, and divide radical expressions.

  • The student will apply the laws of exponents to expressions with rational and negative exponents to order and rewrite in alternative forms.
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