Math meme of the WEEK

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Puzzle of the Day

A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE
What is the missing number in the
sequence below?

13 57 91 11 31 51 ?
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ALGEBRA
1 INDECES
Index Form
Exponent
(or index,
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base 4 or power)

DEFINITION.
The power (or exponent) tells how many times to use the number
(called base) in a multiplication.

It is a small number written to the right and above the base number. 5
Index Form
Exponent
(or index,
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It Follows
base 4 or power)

Another example:
43 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 64 34 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 81
But power can also mean • The given is read as “3 to the
the result of using an exponent, power 4 is 81” or we can say: “the
therefore, “64" is also called the 4th power of 3 is 81” or “ 81 is the
power, in the given example. 4th power of 3” 6
How to read exponents / powers?
n
Can be read as :
m
 m raised to the nth power.
 m raised to the power of n.
 m to the power of n.
 m to the nth power.
 m to the nth.
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How to read exponents / powers?
Examples
25 is two raised to the fifth power, 2 to the power of 5, two to the fifth,
two raised to the power of five or two to the fifth power.

Special:
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6 is six squared and

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6 is six cubed 8
INDEX LAWS

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PRODUCT LAW
Multiply powers with the same base by simply adding
the exponents.

= 𝑎𝑚 + 𝑛
Example:

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Multiplying with non-numerical bases

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QUOTIENT LAW
Divide powers with the same base by simply subtracting
the exponents.
𝑎𝑚
= 𝑎𝑚 − 𝑛
𝑎𝑛
Example:

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Division involving non-numerical bases

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Simplify

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Simplify

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Simplify

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Simplify

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POWER LAW (Power of a power)
Simplify the power of a power by multiplying the
exponents.
𝑚 𝑛 𝑚 𝑛
𝑎 =𝑎
Example:

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POWERS WITH DIFFERENT BASES
Multiply powers with the same exponent by simply
multiplying the bases.
POWERS WITH DIFFERENT BASES
Divide powers with the same exponent by simply
dividing the bases.
POWERS WITH ZERO EXPONENT
A nonzero base raised to the power of zero is equal to 1
.
NEGATIVE POWERS
A nonzero base raised to a negative exponent is equal to
the reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent.
2 Independent Practice
Exercise 3,1
 Fluency – 1 (j-r), 2, 3 (m – u), 4
 Understanding 5 - 12
 Reasoning 13 - 15
Exercise 3.2
 Fluency 1 (j – o), 2 (m – r), 4, 5, 6
 Understanding 7 - 14
 Reasoning 15 - 19
Challenge Questions
 4𝑛+2
1. Simplify: 2𝑛+1
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2. Find the exact value of 15𝑚 , given that 25𝑚+2 = 36 91−𝑚
3. Solve:
2𝑚 − 2𝑛 = 1
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4𝑚 − 4𝑛 =
3
Find the value of m – n.