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01 - Exponent Rules

The document outlines the rules of exponents, including how to multiply, divide, and raise exponents, as well as the treatment of coefficients and variables. It provides examples and exercises for evaluating expressions involving exponents. Additionally, it includes a section with answers to the exercises.

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01 - Exponent Rules

The document outlines the rules of exponents, including how to multiply, divide, and raise exponents, as well as the treatment of coefficients and variables. It provides examples and exercises for evaluating expressions involving exponents. Additionally, it includes a section with answers to the exercises.

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1 - Exponent Rules MAP4C – Exponential Functions

Date: __________________________________________

Exponent Rules
Terminology:

Exponential Form Expanded Form


2 2 2 2 2

When multiplying powers, you keep the base the same and add the exponents.
2 2 2 4

When dividing powers, you keep the base the same and subtract the exponents.

Raising an exponent to another exponent, you multiply the exponents.


4

Remember that you need to treat coefficient and variables separately

Whenever the exponent is zero, the value is 1. Watch out for order of operations.
7 7 7

Negative exponents move the value into the denominator.


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1 - Exponent Rules MAP4C – Exponential Functions

Examples:

a) 3 5 b) c) 4 2

Examples:
Find the value of A.
100 1.02

$
Evaluate if 1 and 5.

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1 - Exponent Rules MAP4C – Exponential Functions

Homework
1. Evaluate the following.

a) 10 b) % & c)

d) 4 e) % & f) 5
(
g) 2 2 2$ h) ' i)
(
j) 5 5 k) % ) & l) 7
$
m) n) o) * * *
+ - - -(
p) +,
q) * r) -)

2. Evaluate the following expressions given that 2, 3 and . 5.


/
a) b) (/

c) d) . .

Answers
1.
a) 0.01 b) 32 c) 0.012
d) 0.0625 e) 343 f) 1
g) 1 h) 20736 i) 81
j) –0.2 k) 9 l) 7
0
m) n) o) *
p) 1 q) * r) 2

2.
a) 288 b)
c) –120 d) –17,714.7

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