5.1 “ Exponents ” Properties of Exponents: 1.Product of Powers a m · a n = a m+n 2 3 · 2 4 = x...

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5.1 ExponentsProperties of Exponents: 1. Product of Powers a m · a n = a m+n 2 3 · 2 4 = x 4 · x 8 = 2. Power of a Power (a m ) n = a mn (3 2 ) 3 = (y 5 ) 3 = 3. Power of a Product (ab) m = a m b m (2 · 3) 3 = (5x) 2 = 4. Zero Exponent a 0 = 1 4 0 = (a + b) 0 =

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5.1 “Exponents”Properties of Exponents:1. Product of Powers am · an = am+n 23 · 24 = x4 · x8 =

2. Power of a Power (am)n = amn (32)3 = (y5)3 =

3. Power of a Product (ab)m = ambm

(2 · 3)3 = (5x)2 =

4. Zero Exponent a0 = 1 40 = (a + b)0 =

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Exponent Properties Continued5. Negative Exponents a-m =

x-3y5 =

7x-4y0z3 =

6. Quotient of Powers = am-n

=

7. Power of a Quotient =

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Examples of Applying Properties1. (-4 · 25)2 =

2.

3. 6 · 10-4

9 · 107

4. b-4b6b7b0

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Examples of Applying Properties5. (x-2y-4z)-3

(x5y-3z4)-2

6. c-3d 4c4d-2

7. (-5x-3y6z0)-3

8. (7x-3y7z-4)(3-2x0y-4z-1)-4

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Scientific Notation1. A swarm of locusts may contain as many as 85 million locusts per square kilometer and cover an area of 1200 square kilometers. About how many locusts are in such a swarm?

85,000,000 x 1200

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Scientific Notation Examples2. (4.5 x 10-4)(8.2 x 1012)

3. 9.8 x 1011

3.6 x 1017

4. The mass of Saturn is about 5.7 x 1026 kilograms. The mass of Jupiter is about 3.7 x 1027 kilograms. About how many times greater is Jupiter’s mass?

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Examples of Applying Properties