The laws of exponentsOperations on exponents

By singwane NP, 201436252

Required to know the following:

Operations which includes multiplying, addition, subtraction as well as division.

How to solve fractions.

The learning process will include the ff:

What is an exponentHow to perform operations using the laws of

exponents.

exponent

It shows the factor of a number

Where x is the base and m is the exponent

examples

= axa= bxbxb

Addition and subtraction

You can only add and subtract exponents which have the same like terms.+ += 2+

Laws of exponents

Multiplying=

When multiplying we add the exponents if the bases are the same..==

Division of exponents

= When dividing, we subtract the exponents if and only if the bases are the same. ==

Power to power

(=when you raise a power to a power, you have to multiply the exponents.

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Power to product

=.When you raise a product ta a power, you have to raise each factor to the power.=..= 8..

0 as an exponent

Any number or variable raised to the power 0 is equals 1

=1=1=1

Refferences

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1wKTiBTsfk