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ACADEMICS.
AND BEYOND

1
ATTENDANCE

ACADEMICS.
AND BEYOND

2
LET’S PRAY
 LAW OF
EXPONENTS
 VOCABULARY
“2 to the power of 3”

exponent
base B 2
3

Number of times the

2 x 2 x 2 base term is multiplied
by itself
1ST Law: PRODUCT LAW
When multiplying two powers with the same
base, just add the exponents
𝒎 𝒏 𝒎+𝒏
𝒂 × 𝒂 =𝒂
 

examples
(x2)(x4) = x2+4 = x6
(23)(22) = 23+2 = 25 = 32
2nd Law: QUOTIENT LAW
When dividing two powers with the same base,
just subtract the exponents
𝒎 𝒏 𝒎 −𝒏
𝒂 ÷ 𝒂 =𝒂
 

examples
 
y8 y6 = y8-6 = y2
 
54 5 = 54-1 = 53 = 125
3rd Law: POWER OF A POWER
To simplify any power of power, simply multiply
the exponents
𝒏 𝒎𝒏
 
(𝒂 ¿ ¿ 𝒎 ) = 𝒂 ¿
examples
(a3)2 = a3x2 = a6
(42)2 = 42x2 = 44 = 256
 LETS TRY!
Simplify each of the following, leaving your answer in
exponential notation where appropriate.
 
 
1.  

 
4th Law: POWER OF A PRODUCT
means raising all of the factors to the power
and then multiplying.
𝒏 𝒏 𝒏
 
(𝒂𝒃) = 𝒂 × 𝒃

So, the power of examples

the product is
the product of (x2y)2 = x2x2y2 = x4y2
the powers.
(4a)3 = 43a3 = 64a3 = 256
 LETS TRY!
Simplify each of the following, leaving your answer in
exponential notation where appropriate.
4 4
¿(2 ×7) =14
 
 

6 2 ×6 12
¿2 h =64 h
 

3+ 8 6+ 4
¿ 81 𝑥
 
𝑦
11 10
 
¿ 81 𝑥 𝑦
5th Law: POWER OF A QUOTIENT
means raising all of the factors to the power
and then multiplying.
𝒏
 
𝒂
( )
𝒃
𝒏
=𝒂 ÷ 𝒃
𝒏

So, the power of examples

the quotient is
the quotient of (x2y)2 = x2x2y2 = x4y2
the powers.
(4a)3 = 43a3 = 64a3 = 256
 LETS TRY!
Simplify each of the following, leaving your answer in
8
10
 
exponential notation where appropriate.
 

 
¿
2
( )
5
2
8
=5 =14
32
4

¿
( ) ( )
𝑏
5
=
𝑏
5
 

14
 ZERO AND
NEGATIVE
EXPONENTS
 WARM UP!

(2x y) =
4 3
 
=

(3x4y)(2x5y8) =
(x3)(a3) =
  9𝑎4𝑏
=¿
3 𝑎𝑏
 ZERO
EXPONENTS
Exponential form Value
Proving zero exponents using quotient Law
 

Using Quotient Law

Therefore,

NOTE:
 ZERO EXPONENTS

X0 = 1, where x 0
 

Any number, excluding zero, with an exponent of

zero is equal to one
 LETS TRY!
 
Evaluate each of the following.
NEGATIVE
EXPONENTS
Exponential form Value
 Proving negative exponents using quotient Law
 

Using Quotient Law

Therefore,
 LETS TRY!
 
Evaluate each of the following.
ZERO EXPONENTS and
NEGATIVE EXPONENTS
   

NOTE:
 
 Positive
 

root
 TRUE OR FALSE
 
 TRUE OR FALSE
 
 TRUE OR FALSE
 
In general, if is a positive number, such that
 

for some positive number , then b is the

positive root of , and we write
32
 

Evaluate each of the following without the use

of the calculator.  
 
 RECALL
Rational numbers
 
Not all rational numbers have a numerator of 1.
Recall that a rational number is a number that can
be expressed as the quotient where and are
integers and .
 RATIONAL EXPONENT

=
 

for any natural number k and any a, a ˃ 0.

 
In , a is the RADICAND and k is the INDEX.
wer Rule)
(Power Rule)
 
 In general, if and is a positive
 

integer, we define:
or
a. 4 = = 2
 
1/2

b. 8 2/3 = = 22 = 4

Alternate solutions
 
8
 
2/3 = =  
=
c. 125-1/3 =
 

=
 

=
 
d. a1/3a7/3 = a8/3

e. =
   

= a6/5
 MATH SELFIE

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