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Exponents Handout

1. Any number raised to the zero power is equal to 1, except for 0 which is undefined. Negative exponents indicate the reciprocal of the base raised to a positive exponent. 2. To multiply or divide powers with the same base, add or subtract the exponents respectively and keep the common base. 3. To raise a power to a power, multiply the exponents. To raise a product or quotient to a power, raise each factor or the numerator and denominator to that power.

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Exponents Handout

1. Any number raised to the zero power is equal to 1, except for 0 which is undefined. Negative exponents indicate the reciprocal of the base raised to a positive exponent. 2. To multiply or divide powers with the same base, add or subtract the exponents respectively and keep the common base. 3. To raise a power to a power, multiply the exponents. To raise a product or quotient to a power, raise each factor or the numerator and denominator to that power.

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Exponent Properties

1. Zero Exponent:
Any number raised to the zero power is equal to 1, except for zero which is not defined.
0

a = 1 ; a =/ 0

where as

0 is not defined

Example: 4 = 1 and 2500 = 1

2. Negative Exponent:
Negative exponents indicate reciprocation, with the exponent of the reciprocal becoming positive.
1

a = __n or
-n

1
__
-n

= a ; a =/ 0
1

1
__

Example: 3 = __2 or
-2

-3

=4

or

1
__
-1

=n

3. Product of like bases:


To multiply powers with the same base, add the exponents and keep the common base.
m

m+n

a a =a

; a =/ 0
3

Example: 2 2 = 2 = 32

4. Quotient of like bases:


To divide powers with the same base, subtract the exponents and keep the common base.
m

a
__
n

m-n

=a

; a =/ 0
5

Example:

3
__
3

5-3

= 3

= 3

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Exponent Properties
5. Power to a power:
To raise a power to a power, keep the base and multiply the exponents.
m

mn

(a ) = a

Example:

2x3

(2 ) = 2

= 2

6. Product to a power:
To raise a product to a power, raise each factor to the power.
m

(ab)

; a =/ 0 and b =/ 0

= a b

Example:

(2x3) = 2 x 3

7. Quotient to a power:
To raise a quotient to a power, raise the numerator and the denominator to the power.
a
_
b

a
__

( )

; a =/ 0 and b =/ 0

Example:

2
_
3

2
__

( )

8. Rational Exponent:
The denominator of the rational exponent becomes the index of the radical,
and the numerator becomes the exponent of the radicand.

( a)

x
_
y

Example:

; a =/ 0

( 2)

2
_
3

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