1. Today:
Introduction to Exponents & Scientific
Notation
Test Scores Posted
Khan Topics Posted
Class Work
February 23, 2015

2. Vocabulary & Formulas Section of Notebook

3. Exponents & Scientific Notation are the
mathematician's shorthand.
In general, the format for using exponents is:
(base)exponent
where the exponent tells you how many of the
base are being multiplied together.

4. Warm-Up (3):
1. A $320 television is discounted by 19%. What is the new
price rounded to the nearest cent?
2. If 7x +4 = -18 + 5x, then 2x -14 equals...
3. Three watermelons and two coconuts weigh 32 pounds.
Four watermelons and three cantaloupes weigh 44 pounds.
All watermelons weigh the same and all cantaloupes weigh
the same. What is the weight of two watermelons and one
coconut?

5. A Summary of Exponent Rules
1. 2.
5.
6. 7.
8.
3. Also Known as the power of a power rule.
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6. Introduction to Monomials: Exponents

7. Introduction to Monomials: Exponents

8. Introduction to Monomials: Exponents

9. Introduction to Monomials: Exponents

10. Introduction to Monomials: Exponents

11. Introduction to Monomials: Exponents

12. Practice Problems
1. 72
2. (-8)2
3. (-9) 3
4. -24
5. -43
Introduction to Monomials: Exponents

13. Exponent Laws
1. p2 • p4 • q3 • q5 = p6q8
Power of a Power

16. Exponent Laws
Simplify to lowest terms:

17. Scientific Notation

18. Scientific Notation

19. Scientific Notation

20. Scientific Notation

21. Scientific Notation
Write 32.500 in Scientific Notation

22. Scientific Notation

23. Scientific Notation
Write the following in Scientific Notation:
.00458
= 4.58 • 10 - 3

24. Scientific Notation

25. Class Work:
See #21 bottom left: f
-7
 See #22 bottom right: change to
( )
-2
f
4