Vocabulary

4
6

Base
Exponent
The exponent is
sometimes
referred to as
the power.
What is the
meaning of 4
6
?
4
6
means to
multiply the base 4
by itself 6 times.
The meaning of the
exponent:
1.) 4
6
= 444444
2.) 4
3
= 4 4 4
3.) 4
1
= 4
4.) 4
0
= ?
The meaning of the exponent:
4.) 4
0
= 1
If 8/4 = 2, then we can say that
2
3
/ 2
2
= 2
1
. So if 4/4 = 1,we can
say that 2
2
/ 2
2
= 2
0
, therefore 2
0

must EQUAL 1.

5.) 4
-1
= 1/4
Fill-in the chart
1.) 2
4
=
2.) 2
3
= 8
3.) = 4
4.) 2
1
=
5.) 2
0
=
6.) 2
-1
=
7.) 2
-2
= 1/4
8.) 2
-3
=

As the exponent
gets smaller, what
do you notice
about the answer?

Fill - in the chart
1.) 2
4
= 16
2.) 2
3
= 8
3.) 2
2
= 4
4.) 2
1
= 2
5.) 2
0
= 1
6.) 2
-1
= 1/2
7.) 2
-2
= 1/4
8.) 2
-3
= 1/8

Evaluate the following
expressions with exponents
1.) n
3
when n =4
4
3
= 4 4 4 = 64
4
3
= 64

Evaluate the following
expressions with exponents
2.) 15 + x
2
when x = 5
15 + 5
2

15 + 5 5
15 + 25 = 40
Evaluate the following
expressions with exponents
3.) (3a + 6b)
2
when a = 1 &
b = 2
(3(1) + 6(2))
2

(3 + 12)
2

(15)
2

225
Evaluate the following
expressions with exponents
4.) 2x
3
and (2x)
3
when x = 4
2(4
3
) and (24)
3

2(64) and (8)
3

128 and 512