Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Objective In this lesson students will learn to use and solve algebraic expresions with exponets. Exponent A short hand notation of writing products of repeated factors.

Power A power has two parts, a base and an exponent. Example 1 With the help of your teacher complete the table. Power Verbal Expression Five to the zero power.

50
21

Two to the first power.

32
63

Three to the second power. Three squared.

The opposite of the quantity six to the third power or six cube.

Negative ten to the fourth power.

Mr. C

Chapter 1: Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Practice 1 Complete the table. Power Verbal Expression

103

35
82

24 47

33

78

34 93 64

Mr. C

Chapter 1: Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Example 2 With the help of your teacher complete the table. Multiplication Base
2*2*2*2*2

Exponent 5

Power
25

Numerical Solution 32

7*7*7

7 -5

3 4 1

73

343 625

31

Practice 2 Rewrite the multiplication using exponents. Multiplication Base

Exponent

Power

Numerical Solution

10 *10 3*3*3

5*5*5 9*9*9 - 13* -13* -13* -13 3*3*3* 3* 3*3

2*2*2*2*2*2*2

Mr. C

Chapter 1: Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Example 3 With the help of your teacher complete the table. Power Base Exponent 3 Multiplication Numerical Solution 4913

173 701

17

17 *17 *17 70
Any base raise to the zero power is equal to 1.
4* 4* 4

70

70

-7 -4

0 3

1 -64

Practice 3 Find the value of each expression. Power Base

Exponent

Multiplication

Numerical Solution

152

203
17 2

304
162

106

Mr. C

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Lesson 16: Understanding Negative Exponents

Negative Exponent A short hand notation of writing products of repeated fractional factors.

Example 4 With the help of your teacher complete the table. Power Fractional Power Base
11 3

Exponent 3

Multiplication

Numerical Solution
1 1331

1 11
1 7

1 1 1 * * 11 11 11
1 1 1 1 * * * 7 7 7 7

1 2401

1 8 1 16

1 1 * 8 8 1 1 1 * * 16 16 16

1 64

16

1 4096

1 1

1 1 * 1 1

Mr. C

Chapter 1: Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Practice 4 Find the value of each expression. Power Fractional Power Base Exponent Multiplication Numerical Solution

10

13 7

26

17

19

Mr. C

Chapter 1: Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Lesson 16: Understanding Negative Exponents

Negative Exponent A short hand notation of writing products of repeated fractional factors.

Example 5 With the help of your teacher complete the table. Power Fractional Power Base

Exponent 3

Multiplication

Numerical Solution

3 1

3*3*3

27

4 3

4 4 4 * * 3 3 3

64 27

3 1

3* 3* 3* 3

81

5 2

5 5 5 5 5 5 * * * * * 2 2 2 2 2 2

15625 64

7 20

7 7 7 * * 20 20 20

342 8000

Mr. C

Chapter 1: Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents

Practice 5 Find the value of each expression. Power Fractional Power
2 3 3 5 1 9 15 19 7 13 1 3 6 5 17 23 11 3
2 4

Base

Exponent

Multiplication

Numerical Solution

9 9 3

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Lesson 16: Test Your Knowledge

Simplify each expression. 1. Answers 2. 3. 1) __________

24

12

35

2) __________ 3) __________ 4) __________

4.
1 7
3

5.

6.

84

5) __________ 6) __________ 7) __________

7.
4
3

8.
2 9
5

9.
6 7
7

8) __________ 9) __________ 10) __________

10.
8 9
3

11.
9 12
3

12.

72

11) __________ 12) __________

13.
14 6

14.
12 0

15.
12
3

13) __________ 14) __________ 15) __________

16.
21
3

17.
7
2

18.
1 7
3

16) __________ 17) __________ 18) __________

19.
2 5
6

20.
6 7
3

21.
2
1

19) __________ 20) __________ 21) __________

Mr. C

Chapter 1: Lesson 16: Understanding Exponents