EXPONENTS Zero and Negative
X 2 X TO THE SECOND POWER OR  X SQUARED X  IS CALLED BASE  2 IS CALLED EXPONENT Use x as a factor 2 times X * X
X 3 X TO THE THIRD POWER OR  X CUBED X  IS CALLED BASE  3 IS CALLED EXPONENT Use x as a factor 3 times X * X *X
X 4 X TO THE FOURTH POWER X  IS CALLED BASE  4 IS CALLED EXPONENT Use x as a factor 4 times X * X * X * X
3 2 3 TO THE SECOND POWER OR  3 SQUARED Use 3 as a factor 2 times 3 * 3 3 2  =  9
3 3 3 TO THE THIRD POWER OR  3 CUBED Use 3 as a factor 2 times 3 * 3 * 3 3 3  =  27
POWERS OF BASE 10 10 0  =  1 10 1  =  10 10 2  =  100 10 3  =  1000 10 4  =  10,000 10 5  =  100,000 10 6  =  1,000,000
POWERS OF BASE 2 2 0  =  1 2 1  =  2 2 2  =  4 2 3  =  8 2 4  =  16 2 5  =  32 2 6  =  64 Any base to the zero power equals 1 Any base to the one power equals itself 2 x 2 2 x 2 x 2 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
POWERS OF BASE 3 3 0  =  1 3 1  =  3 3 2  =  9 3 3  =  27 3 4  =  81 3 5  =  243 3 6  =  729 Any base to the zero power equals 1 Any base to the one power equals itself 3 x 3 3 x 3 x 3 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
TRY IT OUT 10 0  =  1 5 0  =  1 2 3  =  8 3 4  =  81 5 3  =  125 2 5  =  32
TRY IT OUT 10 3  = 16 0  =  1 6 2  =  36 5 2  =  25 4 3  =  64 7 3  =  343 1000
MULTIPLYING EXPONENTS WITH THE SAME BASE
X 2  *   X 3  =  X 5 X * X  *  X * X* X Keep the base  ADD  the Exponents
(10 2 ) (10 3 )   =  10 5 10 * 10  *  10 * 10* 10 Keep the base  ADD  the Exponents () ()  PARENTHESES mean TIMES
(Y 3  X 2 ) (Y 4  X 3 )   =  Y 7 X 5  ( Y * Y * Y  *  X * X )  *    ( Y * Y* Y * Y  *  X * X * X) Keep the base  ADD  the Exponents () ()  PARENTHESES mean TIMES
TRY IT OUT 5 * 5  2  * 5  3  =  5  6 Don’t forget the one exponent is implied X * Y  2  * X  3  * Y  =  X  4  Y 3 Don’t forget the one exponent is implied
TRY IT OUT (XY 3 ) ( X 2  Y  3 )   =  X 3 Y 6 Don’t forget the one exponent is implied (X 2  Y 2  Z  3 )  (Y 4  Z 5 )  =  X  2  Y 6  Z 8 Don’t forget the one exponent is implied
DIVIDING  EXPONENTS WITH THE SAME BASE
X 5  /  X 3  =  X 2 Keep the base   SUBTRACT  the  Exponents
10 6  /  10 2  =  10 4 Keep the base   SUBTRACT  the  Exponents
Negative Exponents Negative exponents are NOT negative numbers Negative exponents are fractions or decimals Negative exponents are greater than 0 but less than one
Examples 10 -3  =  1   10 3   OR   1   1000 OR   0.001
Examples 2 -3  =  1   2 3   OR   1   8 OR   0.125
Examples 2 -3  =  1   2 3   OR   1   8 OR   0.125 Negative Exponent To Reciprocal To Fraction To Decimal
MORE EXAMPLES 10  –1   =  1    =  1  =  0.1   10 1  10   10  –2   =  1    =  1  =  0.01   10 2  100
MORE EXAMPLES 10  –3   =  1    =  1  =  0.001   10 3  1000   10  –4   =  1    =  1  =  0.0001   10 4  10000
MORE EXAMPLES 10  –5   =  1    =  1  =  0.00001   10 5  100,000   10  –6   =  1    =  1  =  0.000001   10 6  1,000,000
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Exponents

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    X 2 XTO THE SECOND POWER OR X SQUARED X IS CALLED BASE 2 IS CALLED EXPONENT Use x as a factor 2 times X * X
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    X 3 XTO THE THIRD POWER OR X CUBED X IS CALLED BASE 3 IS CALLED EXPONENT Use x as a factor 3 times X * X *X
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    X 4 XTO THE FOURTH POWER X IS CALLED BASE 4 IS CALLED EXPONENT Use x as a factor 4 times X * X * X * X
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    3 2 3TO THE SECOND POWER OR 3 SQUARED Use 3 as a factor 2 times 3 * 3 3 2 = 9
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    3 3 3TO THE THIRD POWER OR 3 CUBED Use 3 as a factor 2 times 3 * 3 * 3 3 3 = 27
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    POWERS OF BASE10 10 0 = 1 10 1 = 10 10 2 = 100 10 3 = 1000 10 4 = 10,000 10 5 = 100,000 10 6 = 1,000,000
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    POWERS OF BASE2 2 0 = 1 2 1 = 2 2 2 = 4 2 3 = 8 2 4 = 16 2 5 = 32 2 6 = 64 Any base to the zero power equals 1 Any base to the one power equals itself 2 x 2 2 x 2 x 2 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2
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    POWERS OF BASE3 3 0 = 1 3 1 = 3 3 2 = 9 3 3 = 27 3 4 = 81 3 5 = 243 3 6 = 729 Any base to the zero power equals 1 Any base to the one power equals itself 3 x 3 3 x 3 x 3 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
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    TRY IT OUT10 0 = 1 5 0 = 1 2 3 = 8 3 4 = 81 5 3 = 125 2 5 = 32
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    TRY IT OUT10 3 = 16 0 = 1 6 2 = 36 5 2 = 25 4 3 = 64 7 3 = 343 1000
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    X 2 * X 3 = X 5 X * X * X * X* X Keep the base ADD the Exponents
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    (10 2 )(10 3 ) = 10 5 10 * 10 * 10 * 10* 10 Keep the base ADD the Exponents () () PARENTHESES mean TIMES
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    (Y 3 X 2 ) (Y 4 X 3 ) = Y 7 X 5 ( Y * Y * Y * X * X ) * ( Y * Y* Y * Y * X * X * X) Keep the base ADD the Exponents () () PARENTHESES mean TIMES
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    TRY IT OUT5 * 5 2 * 5 3 = 5 6 Don’t forget the one exponent is implied X * Y 2 * X 3 * Y = X 4 Y 3 Don’t forget the one exponent is implied
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    TRY IT OUT(XY 3 ) ( X 2 Y 3 ) = X 3 Y 6 Don’t forget the one exponent is implied (X 2 Y 2 Z 3 ) (Y 4 Z 5 ) = X 2 Y 6 Z 8 Don’t forget the one exponent is implied
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    DIVIDING EXPONENTSWITH THE SAME BASE
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    X 5 / X 3 = X 2 Keep the base SUBTRACT the Exponents
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    10 6 / 10 2 = 10 4 Keep the base SUBTRACT the Exponents
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    Negative Exponents Negativeexponents are NOT negative numbers Negative exponents are fractions or decimals Negative exponents are greater than 0 but less than one
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    Examples 10 -3 = 1 10 3 OR 1 1000 OR 0.001
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    Examples 2 -3 = 1 2 3 OR 1 8 OR 0.125
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    Examples 2 -3 = 1 2 3 OR 1 8 OR 0.125 Negative Exponent To Reciprocal To Fraction To Decimal
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    MORE EXAMPLES 10 –1 = 1 = 1 = 0.1 10 1 10 10 –2 = 1 = 1 = 0.01 10 2 100
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    MORE EXAMPLES 10 –3 = 1 = 1 = 0.001 10 3 1000 10 –4 = 1 = 1 = 0.0001 10 4 10000
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    MORE EXAMPLES 10 –5 = 1 = 1 = 0.00001 10 5 100,000 10 –6 = 1 = 1 = 0.000001 10 6 1,000,000
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