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Mathematics
Quarter 2 - Module 3
Applying the Laws Involving Positive Integral
Exponents to Zero and Negative
Integral Exponents M9AL-IId-1
Mathematics - Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 - Module 3 - Applying the Laws Involving Positive Integral Exponents to
Zero and Negative Integral Exponents
First Edition, 2020

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Mathematics
Quarter 2 - Module 3
Applying the Laws Involving
Positive Integral Exponents to Zero
and Negative Integral Exponents
M9AL-IId-1
 Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Mathematics 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Applying the
Laws Involving Positive Integral Exponents to Zero and Negative Integral Exponents.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from
public institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator, in helping the learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and
economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent learning
activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners acquire
the needed 21st Century Skills while taking into consideration their needs and
circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the
module

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that will

help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You also
need to keep track of the learner’s progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage the learners as they do the tasks
included in the module.

For the learner:

Welcome to Mathematics 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on learner applying
the Laws Involving Positive Integral Exponents to Zero and Negative Integral Exponents.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided
and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process the
contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
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module.

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What I Know what you already know about the lesson. If you
get all the answers correctly (100%), you may
decide to skip this module.

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 This is a brief drill or review to help you link the
What’s In current lesson with the previous one.

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problem opener, an activity or a situation.

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may check your answers to the exercises using the
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What I Have Learned to be filled in to process what you learned from the
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This section provides an activity which will help you

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Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of

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Additional Activities In this portion another activity will be given to you to

enrich your knowledge or skills of the lesson learned.

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References : This is a list of all sources used in developing this module.
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separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included in the
module.
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5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return the module to your teacher/facilitator once you finish it.

If you will encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult
your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone

We hope that through this module you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

This module provides varied activities that will help you understand zero and
negative integral exponents. As you go through this lesson, you will learn how to
simplify expressions with zero and negative integral exponents. Enjoy learning
and do not hesitate to go back if you think you are at a loss.
After going through this module you are expected to:
• apply the concepts and laws of positive exponents, zero exponent and
negative exponents;
• rewrite algebraic expressions with zero and negative exponents as
expressions using only positive exponents; and
• evaluate numerical and algebraic expressions with zero and negative
exponents. .

What I Know
Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Any number raised to zero is equals to ____________.

a. zero c. the number itself
b. one d. the negative reciprocal
2. Which shows 1 as a power of 10?
a. c.
b. d.

3. How is related to ?
a. is the reciprocal of . c. is the additive inverse of .

b. is the opposite of . d. is the negative value of .

4. What value of a will make the statement TRUE in ?

a. 0 c. 5
b. 1 d. 10

5. What is ?

a. 0 c. m
b. 1 d. undefined

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6. Simplify
a. 0 c.
b. 1 d. undefined
7. What is the simplest form of ?
a. 0 c. 10
b. 1 d. -10
8. Which of the following statement is always TRUE? Assume that a, b and n are
positive integers.
a. c.
b. d.
9. is equal to _______.
a. -8 c. -6
b. d.
10. Simplify ?
a. c.
b. d.

11. What is the simplest form of ?

a. c. 1
b. 0 d.

12. = ______
a. 16 c. 1
b. d.
13. Use the given choices to supply the missing number in

a. 16 b. 5 c. -5 d. -16

14. Which rational number is equivalent to 2-5?

a. 10 b. -10 c. 32 d.

15. Simplify:

a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40

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 What’s In

According to studies, the number of COVID-19 positive cases triples every

week. If there are 10 positive cases in your area and the people refused to
follow the health protocols, how many infected cases will there be after 3 weeks;
after 5 weeks; and after 7 weeks?
See how fast the virus can spread.
After 3 weeks, there will be 270 infected cases.

After 5 weeks, there will be 2, 430 infected cases.

After 7 weeks, there will be 21, 870 infected cases.

Prevention is still the most effective intervention against COVID-19. Let us

practice social distancing, proper hygiene and proper use of PPEs to help limit
the spread of the virus.

Can you think of another way to write

these repeated multiplication?
Exponent is a shortcut for showing
repeated multiplication.

exponent

base
power

can be read as “ 3 raised to the fifth power” or “3 raised to the power of 5”.
The exponent of a number tells how many times the base is used as a factor or
how many times it should be multiplied.

Any number raised to the power of 1 is equals to the number itself.

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 Let’s look at some of the basic rules of exponents and see
how we can apply them in simplifying algebraic expressions.

Laws of Exponents
Law Statement Examples

Product Law When multiplying powers

with the same base, keep
the base and add the
exponents.

Quotient Law When dividing powers with

the same base, keep the
base and subtract the
exponents.

Power of a Power Law When a power is raised to

another power, keep the
base and multiply the
exponents.

Power of a Product Law When a product is raised to

a power, each factor is
raised with the power.

Power of a Quotient Law When a quotient is raised to

a power, the exponent is
distributed to the numerator
and to the denominator.

Simplify each expression by applying the laws of exponents. Put a check mark ( )
on the corresponding row if the given simplified form is correct, otherwise put a
cross mark ( X ) and write the correct answer.

Your correct
Expression Simplified Form or X answer

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 What’s New
Now that we have reviewed how to simplify expressions with positive exponents,
we are going to study two more features of monomials that have negative
exponents and zero exponent.

Take a look at the given

pattern and see if you
can figure out the rule What happens each
for zero and negative time you decrease the
exponents. exponent by one?

Notice that positive, zero or negative exponents are really part of the same pattern
depending on whether the exponent gets larger or smaller.

What do you notice when the exponent

goes down to 0? How about when the
exponents become negative?

When the exponent is positive, it tells us how many times the base is used in a
repeated multiplication of 1.The exponent, when negative, tells us how many
times the base is used in a repeated division of 1.

When you have 0 as the exponent, it cancels

everything out and there’s only 1 left over.

A negative exponent means to divide by

that number of factors, so is the
same as .

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 What is It
This time let us apply the laws of exponents to derive
the laws for zero and negative exponents.

Applying the By Cancellation

Quotient Law Method

Applying the transitive property, then we have

Any nonzero number raised to zero is equal to 1.

Notice that the 0 power affects the entire parentheses

which is raised to that power.

Notice that the 0 power only affects m to which it is

attached, it does not affect 9.
There is one number that CANNOT be raised to zero.
00 does not exist, it is undefined!

Let’s work on to derive the law for negative exponent.

can be
interpreted as which lead to

A nonzero base raised to a negative exponent is equals to the

reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent.

TIP: A reciprocal is when you “ flip a fraction”, the numerator and denominator switch
places. The reciprocal of is . The reciprocal of 5 is .

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 Illustrative Examples:

What happens if the base is negative instead of the exponents?

If there are parentheses around the negative base, the power applies to
the entire equation including the negative sign.

If there are no parentheses, the power applies only to the base and not
to the negative sign.

A power is in its simplest form when the laws and definition of exponents cannot
be applied further to simplify it. Let us simplify the following expressions:

Only the variable n has a negative exponent,

so take the reciprocal of n3.

Both the numerator and denominator are

raised to the negative second power. First
take the reciprocal, then raise everything to
the second power.

Simplify the coefficients.

Subtract the exponents of the same base.

Make all the negative exponents positive by

taking the reciprocal.

You don’t need to write an exponent of 1 or a

coefficient of 1.

In this expression, you can either simplify inside then square or take
care of the squaring outside and then simplify inside.

Take the reciprocal of y-2 and

square each term.

Square each term and take the

reciprocal of y-4.

There are different ways of simplifying expressions. Just do whatever works better for
you, as long as each step is logically valid and you get the right answer.
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 Now it’s your turn. You can do it.
What’s More (Remember that you can always go back
to the examples every time you need it.)
Independent Activity 1
Write the correct number in the box to make the equation true.

Independent Assessment 1
Mystery Word
It refers to the highest number of cases of COVID-19 in a country, after
which the rate of infection begins to slow.

Evaluate each of the following for x = -2. Write the letter that corresponds to the
answer on the space provided in the box to reveal the mystery word.

P X

A E

A K

1 -1 4 3

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Independent Activity 2
Match Column A with its simplified form in Column B. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the space provided before each number.

Column A Column B
_____ A.

_____ B.

_____ C.

_____ D.

_____ E.

Independent Assessment 2
Complete the given table of simplifying expressions. The first two has been done
for you.

What do you What do you do Apply the Can it be

do with the with the Laws of simplified
base? exponents? Exponents. more?
200 Change it to 1. Make it invisible. 1 No

11-2 Invert it. Make it positive.

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 Independent Activity 3
Simplify each expression and write the corresponding letter on the blanks above
the answer.

H C

A S

T O

Y P
IF YOU IGNORE COVID-19 HEALTH PROTOCOL, YOU MIGHT BE A

Independent Assessment 3
Choose the correct answer that will simplify the following expressions. Write the
letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.

a. 0 b. 1 c. e7 d. undefined

a. 2d4 b. 2d8 c. d.

a. b. c. d.

a. b. c. d.

a. 0 b. 1 c. d.

a. b. c. d.

a. b. c. d.

a. b. c. d.

a. 0 b. 1 c. d.

a. 1 b. c. d. 0
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 What I Have Learned
Fill-in the chart below.

3 concepts that I have learned Examples of what I have learned

What Can I Do

“ Every Grain of Rice is Made from a Drop of Sweat”

The saying comprised the idea of respecting the trials undergone by the farmers
and the resources that made the rice. It reminds us that there are people in the
world who do not have any rice to eat. Do not waste a single grain of rice.

Solve the given problem using Math-Breaker Map.

A box full of rice has a volume of 20-4 m3. How many grains of rice are there
in the box if a grain of rice has a volume of 20 -9 m3?

What is the volume What is the volume

of the box? of a grain of rice?

Perform the indicated

How will you solve the operation.
problem? Form an equation.

Final Answer.

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 Assessment

Directions: Read each question carefully. Choose the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following is true?
a. b.
c. d.

2. Which of the following is not equal to ?

a. b. 1
c. d.

3. The value of is _____.

a. 12 b.

c. 1 d. -1
4. Evaluate 30 + 32 .
a. 6 b. 9 c. 10 d. impossible to compute
5. Which of the expression is not the same as 4-2 ?
a. b. c. d.

6. Which of the following has the greatest value?

a. -52 b. (5)0 c. 51 d. 5-2
7. Simplify .
a. b. 0 c. 1 d. 24
8. 10-3 is not equal to which of the following?
a. -1000 b. c. d.

9. What is the value of ?

a. -1 b. 3 c. 1 d. 0
10.
a. true b. false c. undefined d. cannot be determine

11. Evaluate .

a. b. c. d.

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12. The value of x for which .
a. 5 b. -1 c. 1 d. -2

13. Simplify with no zero and negative exponents.

a. b. c. d.

14. Express with positive rational exponents.

a. b. c. d.

15. Which expression is equivalent to ?

a. b. c. d.

Additional Activities
Confusing Words: Which is Correct?

Are you good in Math I’m good at

or Language? both!

Fill in the correct word.

To help you find the correct answer, simplify each expression by applying the
laws of exponents. The simplified form will reveal the right word.

1. Mathew is ____________ away from farther vs. further

finishing his module than Mathie is.

2. Angel received many ___________ on compliments

her heroic act during the pandemic. complements

3. __________ is the ability to understand empathy vs. sympathy

person’s feelings.

4. Rich people who _________ money tend lose vs. loose

to lose so-called “friends”.

5. How much a student studies will _______ affect vs. effect

his grade point average.

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 16 What’s More 1
What I Know What’s In Independent Activity 1
1. b 6. b 11. c 1. 1. 1
2. a 7. b 12. b 2. X 2. -3
3. a 8. d 13. c 3. 3. 3
4. a 9. b 14. d 4. 0
4.
5. b 10.a 15. a
5. X 5. 25
Independent Independent
Assessment 1 Activity 2 Independent Activity 3
1. -1 4. 3 1. C P S Y C H O P A T H
2. 1 5. 4 2. A
Independent Assessment 3
3. 6. -3 3. E
1. b 6. a
4. B
2. b 7. b
A P E X
5. D 3. a 8. b
4. c 9. b
5. b 10. c
Independent Assessment 2
What I Have Learned
Response may vary.
What I Know
1. b 6. c 11. c
2. a 7. c 12. b
3. a 8. a 13. a
4. c 9. a 14. c
What Can I Do
5. b 10.b 15. a
Additional Activity
1. further
2. compliments
3. empathy
4. lose
5. affect
Answer Key
 References

Bernal, Juvy S, et. al. (2014) Conceptual Math & Beyond 9, Brilliant
Creations Publishing, Inc., Quezon City

Bernabe, Julieta et.al. (2017)Our World Of Math 9 , Vibal Group, Inc,

Quezon City

Cruz, Jerry D, et. al (2014) Mathematics 9 Mathematics Learner’s Material 9,

Printed in the Philippines by Vibal Group, Inc. Pasig City

Nivera, Gladys C. Ph. D, Minie Rose C. Lipinid, Ph. D,(2013)Grade 9

Mathematics: Patterns and Practicalities , Salesiana Books by Don
Bosco Press, Inc. Makati City

Weblink for learning activities and video tutorials

Numberbender, “ Laws of Exponents, Simplifying Expressions”

Last Modified October 27, 2013. https://youtu.be/9DdGtXpMpC8

MPante Math Tutorials, “How to Apply the Laws Involving Positive Integral
Exponents to Zero and Negative Integral Exponents” Last Modified
August 17, 2020. https://www.youtu.be/7zL40vyoMzE

Yanson, Rolando, “Zero and Negative Integral Exponents”

Last modified September 28, 2020. https://youtu.be/Jz_bYwLZUTo

Urbano, Joanne Marie, “Concepts and Laws of Positive, Zero and Negative
Integral Exponents” Last modified May 17, 2019
https://youtu.be/O7FiDpOPR-U

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