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SIMPLIFYING
EXPRESSIONS
WITH INTEGRAL
EXPONENTS
Integral Exponents
This means that the exponent is a
whole number i.e. an integer.
Laws of Exponent
■ Multiplying Expressions with the Same Base
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Definition:
Examples:
=
=
Laws of
Laws of Exponent
Exponent
■ Dividing Expressions with the Same Base
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Definition:
Examples:
Laws of
Laws of Exponent
Exponent
■ Repeated Multiplication of a Number Raised
■
to a Power
Definition:
Examples:
Laws of
Laws of Exponent
Exponent
■ A Product Raised to an Integral Power
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Definition:
Examples:
Laws of
Laws of Exponent
Exponent
■ A Fraction Raised to an Integral Power
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Definition: =
Examples:
=
=
Laws of
Laws of Exponent
Exponent
■ Raising a Number to a Zero Exponent
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Definition: where a ≠ 0
Examples:
Laws of
Laws of Exponent
Exponent
■ Raising a Number to Negative Exponents
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Definition:
Examples:
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Observe the following decreasing pattern.