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Exponent Wiki Activity

1) The document discusses exponents and their properties through examples and practice problems. 2) It explores the relationship between bases and exponents, such as a base being multiplied by itself the number of times indicated by the exponent. 3) Key rules covered include exponents being added when multiplying the same base, and subtracted when dividing the same base.

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Exponent Wiki Activity

1) The document discusses exponents and their properties through examples and practice problems. 2) It explores the relationship between bases and exponents, such as a base being multiplied by itself the number of times indicated by the exponent. 3) Key rules covered include exponents being added when multiplying the same base, and subtracted when dividing the same base.

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Exponent Wiki Activity

Monday, October 08, 2012 9:57 AM

Part 1 In the activity that was assigned, we learned more and expanded our knowledge about bases and exponents. Here is the knowledge that was picked up on the way while completing this activity. A base of a power indicates the number being multiplied by itself however many times the exponent says to multiply. A power tells how many times the base has to multiply by itself. The base is the number that the exponent tells you to multiply by itself that many times. A power is a shortcut to how many times to multiply the base to itself. In geometry, if you take the base and multiply by itself (squaring), you get the area of a square and then if you take that number and multiply it by itself again, you will get the volume of a cube. Part 2
Base Exponent Meaning Value

2 2 2
2

4 3 2
1

2 2 2
2

16 8 4
2

2 2 2 2 2

0 -1 -2 -3 -4

2 1 1/2 1/2

1 1/2 1/4 1/8 1/16

1. Start with 2 to the first power. As you increase the exponent, what is operation happening to the base? As you increase the exponent, the base is being multiplied by itself each time, growing larger and larger. 2. Starting with the exponent of 4, as you decrease each exponent, what operation is happening to the base? As you decrease the exponent, the base is being divided by itself each time, growing smaller and smaller. 3. 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. Any number to the power of 0 is 1 and you get this by taking the base and dividing it by itself. 4. Continue with this pattern to fill out the rest of the table. 5. Double check your table. Does the pattern work from 2^-4 to 2^4 as the exponent increases each time? Yes, the pattern does work (going down the table you multiply by 1/2 or divide by 2. 6. Does the pattern work from 2^4 to 2^-4 as the exponent increases each time? Yes, the pattern does work (going up the table you multiply by 2.

Part 3
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What do you get when you add x by x? x + x= 2x What do you get when you subtract x by x? x - x= 0 What do you get when you multiply x by x? x x= x2 What do you get when you divide x by x? x What do you get when you multiply x by x by x? x x x= x3 What about x by x by x by x by x? x x x x x= x5 What do you get when you multiply x^2 by x? x x x x3 What about x^2 by x^3? (x x) x x x)= x5 What about x^4 by x^6? (x x x x) x x x x x = x10 Come up with a rule that explains what happens when you multiply same bases. When you multiply by the same bases, you will always get the base number squared. x= x3

1. What do you get when you divide x by x? x x 1 2. What do you get when you multiply x^2 by x? (x x) 3. What about x^4 by x^2? x x x x x x= x6

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What about x^4 by x^2? x x x x x x= x6 What do you get when you divide x^5 by x^3? (x x x x x) (x x x)= x2 What about x^6 by x? (x x x x x x) x= x5 Come up with a rule that explains what happens when you divide same bases. When you divide same bases, you keep the same base and subtract the smallest exponent from the biggest exponent.

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What do you get when you square x^3? (x x x) x x x= x6 What do you get when you square x^4? x x x x x x x= x8 What do you get when you cube x^2? (x x) x x x x= x6 What do you get when you raise x^3 to the fourth power? x3 x3 x3 x3= x81 What do you get when you raise x^2 to the fifth power? x2 x2 x2 x2 x2 x32 Come up with a rule that explains what happens when you raise a base with an exponent by an exponent. What happens when you raise a base with an exponent by an exponent is that you add the two exponents together and you do the problem with the same base.

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