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Exponents. Exponents mean repeated multiplication. Exponent. 2 3 = 2 22. Power. Base. Properties of Exponents. Properties of Exponents. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life…. When you simplify an algebraic expression involving exponents, all the exponents must be POSITIVE.
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Exponents • Exponents mean repeated multiplication Exponent 23= 222 Power Base
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life… When you simplify an algebraic expression involving exponents, all the exponents must be POSITIVE. • Negative exponents in the numerator need to go in the denominator
Exercise 1 Practice simplifying expressions.
Exercise 2 Use the division property of exponents to rewrite each expression with a single exponent.
Exercise 3 Simplify the expression.