EXPONENT RULES

BY OLIVIA EILERS

Eilers, Olivia

Monday, December 16, 2013 10:22:00 AM Pacic Standard Time

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EXPONENT RULE #1

-X

1 = ____ X

EXPLANATION: EXPONENT,

EX 1 EX 2 EX 3

TO CHANGE A NEGATIVE CHANGE THE NEGATIVE EXPONENT TO A POSITIVE, AND PUT IT ON THE DENOMINATOR OF A FRACTION. *SHOWN ABOVE*

Eilers, Olivia

Monday, December 16, 2013 10:22:00 AM Pacic Standard Time

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EXPONENT RULE #2

EX 1 EX 2

10

EXPLANATION: THIS RULE STATES THAT ANYTHING TO THE ZERO POWER EQUALS 1

5 =1
0

EX 3 200

= 1

Eilers, Olivia

Monday, December 16, 2013 10:22:00 AM Pacic Standard Time

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EXPONENT RULE #3
N4 X N3 = N 4 + 3 = N 7
EXPLANATION: TO MULTIPLY EXPONENTS, YOU MUST ADD THEM.

EX 1 EX 2 EX 3

Eilers, Olivia

Monday, December 16, 2013 10:22:00 AM Pacic Standard Time

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EXPONENT RULE #4
(N4) 3 = N 4 X 3 = N 12
EXPLANATION: WHEN YOU SEE ONE EXPONENT INSIDE PARENTHESIS, AND

EX 1 EX 2 EX 3 (3 ) = 3
33 3X3

ANOTHER OUTSIDE MULTIPLY.

=3

PARENTHESIS, JUST

Eilers, Olivia

Monday, December 16, 2013 10:22:00 AM Pacic Standard Time

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EXPONENT RULE #5
N _ = N
8 2 8-2

EXPLANATION: TO DIVIDE EXPONENTS, SUBTRACT THEM.

= N6

EX 1 EX 2 EX 3

_=
O6 O
2

6-2

= O4

Eilers, Olivia

Monday, December 16, 2013 10:22:00 AM Pacic Standard Time

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EXPONENT RULE #6
(XY)4 (Z)

X Y

4 4 _

EXPLANATION:

Z4

WHEN THERE IS TWO NUMBERS INSIDE PARENTHESIS AND ONE EXPONENT OUTSIDE PARENTHESIS, YOU

_ = 3_2 EX 1 4 (4) (7 _3)= 7_ 3 EX 2

(3 2) 2
2 2 2

(10) (5)

2 2

EX 3

(3 4) 4 34 44 (5) 4

_= _

102

DISTRIBUTE THE EXPONENT TO BOTH NUMBERS.

Eilers, Olivia

Monday, December 16, 2013 10:22:00 AM Pacic Standard Time

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