Exponents Rules

By Eva Geitheim

Geitheim, Evakareena

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47:35 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:f2:19

Rule #1
!e Rule: "x1: 4
(
-x -2

1 = ___ x

___ 1 2 4

___ 1 = 3 34 -3 ___ 1 "x3: 1 = 13

-4

"x2:

#ny number $ a nega%ve exponent is a posi%v&

'umber under 1

Geitheim, Evakareena

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47:35 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:f2:19

Rule #2
!e Rule:

"x1: "x3:

4 = 1 44 = 1
0

"x2:

3 = 1

Any number except 0 to the 0 power is

positive one

Geitheim, Evakareena

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47:35 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:f2:19

Rule #3
!e Rule: "x1: 3+4 4 4+4 4 8 n3 . n4 = n = n7 4 . 4 = 4 = 4 "x2: "x3: 3+5 3 5 8 2+3 2 5 5 .3 = 5 = 5 7 . 2 3= 7 = 7
Whenever you a problem where you have to times a variable with an exponent to the same variable to an exponent, add the exponents and use one of the variables

Geitheim, Evakareena

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47:35 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:f2:19

Rule #4
!e Rule:
3 4

( n ) = n = n12 "x2: (4 ) = 4
2 4 2 4

3 . 4

"x1: 5 4 .5 20 (3 4 ) = 3 = 3
2 3. 2 (6 3 ) = 6 = 6 6

"x3:

=4

Any exponent to an exponent outside of

parenthesis should be multiplied together

Geitheim, Evakareena

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47:35 PM Pacic Standard Time

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Rule #5
!e Rule: "x1:4 8 6 = 4-3 1 ____ n 8-2 6 ___ 2 =3 = n = n 33 n2 "x3: "x2: 7 5 7-4 3 9 ___ 8 = 25 - 4 = 2 1 ___ = 3 = 3 34 44
When you divide a number with an exponent divided by another number with an exponent you must divide the numbers and subtract the exponents.

Geitheim, Evakareena

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47:35 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:f2:19

Rule #6
!e Rule: "x1: 4 4 4 4 4 4 ____ XY X Y 34 34 ____ ____ ___ = = Z Z4 5 54 3 3 3 54 5 5 "x2: ___ 5 4 "x3: 5 ___ ___ 73 = 3 7 3 __ = 5 6 6 2 2

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If you have an exponent outside of some numbers in parenthesis than you must distribute the exponent to all the numbers in the parenthesis

Geitheim, Evakareena

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:47:35 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:f2:19