Ws5 Laws of Exponents1
Ws5 Laws of Exponents1
PRACTICE SET 2
LAWS OF EXPONENTS, ZERO AND NEGATIVE INTEGRAL EXPONENTS
Competencies:
Applies the laws involving positive integral exponents to zero and negative integral exponents.
Objectives:
To use laws of exponents in simplifying expressions containing integral exponents.
To solve problems involving expressions containing integral exponents.
Laws of Exponents
Let a and b be any real number and m and n be any positive integer.
m n m +n n mn
The Product Rule a ∙ a =a Raising a Power to a Power Rule (a ¿¿ m) =a ¿
m
a m−n
The Quotient Rule n
=a Raising a Quotient to a Power ¿
a
Raising a Product to a Power Rule (ab)m =am b m
Zero Exponent
If a is a nonzero number, then a 0=1
Negative Exponents
3 16 1
64 6 4 16
2x x y 3x
7 −1 3 8 7 4 2
x x y 2 144
2 5 9 x
−4 37 1 8
1
9 4 2 3
B. Problem Solving:
1. What expression can be multiplied to 3 x 4 y 3 z 2 to obtain −12 x 4 y 4 z 4?