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1. Prepared by: Menelyn Mae L. Malay

2. Write in Exponential form
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3. Laws of Exponents
Exponent tells how many times to use the
number in multiplication. When we have
variables which contain exponents and have
equal bases, we can do certain mathematical
operation to them. Those operations are
called the “Laws of Exponents”
bx
b = base x = exponent

5. Laws of Exponents
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 
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x
b
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then
m
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if
b
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b
then
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if
a
b
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a
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a
ab
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

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
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
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

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1
,
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5
,
.
5
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4
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3
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2
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1

6. Other Properties of
Exponents
1
0

b
Any single number or variable
is always to the first power
 1
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
5
5 x
x
x
x
x 



b
b
1
1

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7. Basic Examples

 3
4
x
x 
3
4
x 7
x
  
8
3
x 
8
3
x 24
x
  
5
xy 5
5
y
x

10. 
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 5
4
2
3
7
2 m
m
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12. Quiz: