Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
January 26, 2009
Algebra I Review
Properties of Exponents
Objective:
Use properties of exponents to simplify algebraic expressions. Jan 17­11:15 AM
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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Complete the "Exponents Activity" with your group.
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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From your activity, you should have discovered the following two properties:
For every nonzero number a, a0 = 1
For every nonzero number a and integer n,
a­n = 1n
a
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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Simplify the following:
1. 4­3 = 2. (­4)­3 = 3. 70 = 4. 7­1 = Jan 17­11:20 AM
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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With your group, solve these problems.
Find a general rule for problems that look like these.
23 25 = 62 64 =
126 122 =
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GENERAL RULE m
n
m + n
a a = a
TRY SOME
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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Simplify.
1. (5x5)(3y6)(3x2) = 2. a6b3 a2b­2 =
3. c­2c7 = 4. ­m2 4r3 12r­4 5m =
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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With your group, solve these problems.
Find a general rule for problems that look like these.
(3a)3 =
(2x)4 =
(4y)2 =
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GENERAL RULE n
n
(ab) = a b
n
TRY SOME
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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Simplify.
1. (­2x­1y2)3 =
2. (­a2b3c)4 =
3. (a­1b2)2(a3b4)­2 = Jan 17­12:31 PM
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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With your group, solve these problems.
Find a general rule for problems that look like these.
(32)4 = (32)5 = (32)6 = Jan 17­12:00 PM
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Power Raised to a Power
GENERAL RULE
m n
m n
(a ) = a
TRY SOME
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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Simplify these!
1. (2z3)4 = 2. (d3)5(d3)0 =
3. (x3)­1(x2)5 =
4. (q10)10 =
5. (3b­2)2(a2b4)3 = Jan 17­12:06 PM
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
January 26, 2009
With your group, solve these problems.
Find a general rule for problems that look like these.
36
32
=
95
4 =
9
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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GENERAL RULE
m
a
m­n
n = a
a
TRY SOME
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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Try these!
1. a14 =
a6
2.
c­1d3
=
c5d­4
3.
x2y­1z4
=
xy4z­3
4.
m­1n2
=
m3n
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Algebra I Review ­ Properties of Exponents web.notebook
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With your group, solve these problems.
Find a general rule for problems that look like these.
4 2
=
5
4 3
=
5
4 4
=
5
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GENERAL RULE
a n an
= n
b
b
TRY SOME
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Try some more!
2
1. 3
x2
2.
x
y2
3
3. a
b
­n
=
=
=
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Make sure you have written down all the properties of exponents.
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HOMEWORK
p. 368 #1­24
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