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Understanding Exponents and Powers

The document discusses exponents and exponential operations. It defines a base as the number being multiplied by the power, and the power as the number of times the base is multiplied by itself. It provides examples of raising numbers to various powers and the resulting operations. Patterns are explored for multiplying, dividing, and raising bases with exponents to additional exponents. Rules are developed, such as when multiplying the same bases the exponents are added, and when raising a base with an exponent to another exponent the exponents are multiplied.

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Understanding Exponents and Powers

The document discusses exponents and exponential operations. It defines a base as the number being multiplied by the power, and the power as the number of times the base is multiplied by itself. It provides examples of raising numbers to various powers and the resulting operations. Patterns are explored for multiplying, dividing, and raising bases with exponents to additional exponents. Rules are developed, such as when multiplying the same bases the exponents are added, and when raising a base with an exponent to another exponent the exponents are multiplied.

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Exponent Activity

Monday, October 08, 2012 10:43 AM

1. In your blog, type a paragraph explaining what you have learned. 2. What is a base? A base is the number being multiplied by the power. 3. What is a power? The power is the answer from multiplying a number by itself one or more times. 4. What does a base and power (exponent) tell you to do? A base and a power tell you the number of times a number is being multiplied by itself in a power. 5. What is a power a shortcut to? A power is a shortcut to writing the number that many times. Instead you can just write it near the base number. 6. How could you use geometry to describe squaring or cubing a number? When you square a number its like saying that it is a 2 dimension number. When you cube a number its like saying that a shape is in the 3rd dimension.

Start with 2 to the first power. As you increase the exponent, what is operation happening to the base? Starting with the exponent of 4, as you decrease each exponent, what operation is happening to the base?

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Now, decrease the exponent from 1 to 0 and using the pattern you have discovered, determine the value of 2 to the 0 power and fill in the table. Continue with this pattern to fill out the rest of the table. Double check your table. Does the pattern work from 2^-4 to 2^4 as the exponent increases each time? Does the pattern work from 2^4 to 2^-4 as the exponent increases each time?

Use constants to help you think through what happens with variables in the following list of questions. [Link] do you get when you add x by x? [Link] do you get when you subtract x by x? [Link] do you get when you multiply x by x? [Link] do you get when you divide x by x? [Link] do you get when you multiply x by x by x? [Link] about x by x by x by x by x? [Link] do you get when you multiply x^2 by x? [Link] about x^2 by x^3? [Link] about x^4 by x^6? [Link] up with a rule that explains what happens when you multiply same bases. [Link] do you get when you divide x by x? [Link] do you get when you multiply x^2 by x? [Link] about x^4 by x^2? [Link] do you get when you divide x^5 by x^3? [Link] about x^6 by x? [Link] up with a rule that explains what happens when you divide same bases. [Link] do you get when you square x^3? [Link] do you get when you square x^4? [Link] do you get when you cube x^2? [Link] do you get when you raise x^3 to the fourth power? [Link] do you get when you raise x^2 to the fifth power? [Link] up with a rule that explains what happens when you raise a base with an exponent by an exponent.

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When you raise a base with an exponent by an exponent, you have to make the number with its exponent multiply by itself the number of times it says to on the new exponent.

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