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 5.  5.  5.  5. You have seen positive exponents. Recall that to simplify 3 2 , use 3 as a factor 2 times: 3 2 = 3  3 = 9. But what does it mean for an exponent to be negative or 0? You can use a table and look for a pattern to figure it out. 5 5. 5 4. 5 3. 5 2. 5 1.

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  1.  5  5  5  5 You have seen positive exponents. Recall that to simplify 32, use 3 as a factor 2 times: 32 = 3  3 = 9. But what does it mean for an exponent to be negative or 0? You can use a table and look for a pattern to figure it out. 55 54 53 52 51 50 5–1 5–2 625 3125 125 25 5

  2. When the exponent decreases by one, the value of the power is divided by 5. Continue the pattern of dividing by 5.

  3. Remember! Base x Exponent 4

  4. The words go in your foldable!!

  5. Notice the phrase “nonzero number” in the previous table. This is because 00 and 0 raised to a negative power are both undefined. For example, if you use the pattern given above the table with a base of 0 instead of 5, you would get 0º = . Also 0–6 would be = . Since division by 0 is undefined, neither value exists.

  6. Caution In (–3)–4, the base is negative because the negative sign is inside the parentheses. In –3–4 the base (3) is positive.

  7. Check It Out! Example 2 Simplify. a. 10–4 b. (–2)–4 c. (–2)–5 d. –2–5

  8. What if you have an expression with a negative exponent in a denominator, such as ? or Definition of a negative exponent. Substitute –8 for n. Simplify the exponent on the right side. An expression that contains negative or zero exponents is not considered to be simplified. Expressions should be rewritten with only positive exponents. So if a base with a negative exponent is in a denominator, it is equivalent to the same base with the opposite (positive) exponent in the numerator.

  9. B. Example 4: Simplifying Expressions with Zero and Negative Numbers Simplify. A. 7w–4

  10. Example 1: Finding Products of Powers Simplify. A. Group powers with the same base together. Add the exponents of powers with the same base. B. Group powers with the same base together. Add the exponents of powers with the same base.

  11. 1 Example 1: Finding Products of Powers Simplify. C. Group the positive exponents and add since they have the same base Add the like bases. Group the first two and second two terms. D. Divide the first group and add the second group. = Multiply.

  12. Remember! A number or variable written without an exponent actually has an exponent of 1. 10 = 101 y = y1

  13. Notice the relationship between the exponents in the original power and the exponent in the final power: To find a power of a power, you can use the meaning of exponents.

  14. Example 3: Finding Powers of Powers Simplify. Use the Power of a Power Property. Simplify. Use the Power of a Power Property. Zero multiplied by any number is zero Any number raised to the zero power is 1. 1

  15. Example 3: Finding Powers of Powers Simplify. Use the Power of a Power Property. C. Simplify the exponent of the first term. Since the powers have the same base, add the exponents. Write with a positive exponent.

  16. Powers of products can be found by using the meaning of an exponent. The words go in your foldable!!

  17. Example 4: Finding Powers of Products Simplify. A. Use the Power of a Product Property. Simplify. B. Use the Power of a Product Property. Simplify.

  18. Example 4: Finding Powers of Products Simplify. C. Use the Power of a Product Property. Use the Power of a Product Property. Simplify.

  19. A quotient of powers with the same base can be found by writing the powers in a factored form and dividing out common factors. Notice the relationship between the exponents in the original quotient and the exponent in the final answer: 5 – 3 = 2.

  20. Example 1: Finding Quotients of Powers Simplify. A. B.

  21. Example 1: Finding Quotients of Powers Simplify. C. D.

  22. A power of a quotient can be found by first writing the numerator and denominator as powers. Notice that the exponents in the final answer are the same as the exponent in the original expression.

  23. The words go in your foldable!!

  24. Example 4A: Finding Positive Powers of Quotient Simplify. Use the Power of a Quotient Property. Simplify.

  25. Use the Power of a Product Property: Simplify and use the Power of a Power Property: Example 4B: Finding Positive Powers of Quotient Simplify. Use the Power of a Product Property.

  26. . Remember that What if x is a fraction? Therefore, Write the fraction as division. Use the Power of a Quotient Property. Multiply by the reciprocal. Simplify. Use the Power of a Quotient Property.

  27. and Example 5A: Finding Negative Powers of Quotients Simplify. Rewrite with a positive exponent. Use the Powers of a Quotient Property .

  28. Example 5B: Finding Negative Powers of Quotients Simplify.

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