Warm - Up• How can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000? (only

use addition!)

• Write the expression for the volume of a thick crust pizza with height "a" and radius "z".

ExponentialsRules Review

Objectives

• Students will be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide values (with variables) with exponents• Including when exponents are negative and/or

rational

Adding Variables With Exponents

• When adding variables with exponents, what happens to the exponents?• Example: • Example: • Example:

Subtracting Variables With Exponents

• When subtracting variables with exponents, what happens to the exponents?• Example: • Example: • Example: • Example:

Multiplying Variables With Exponents

• When multiplying variables with exponents, what happens to the exponents?• Example: • Example: • Example:

Dividing Variables With Exponents

• When dividing variables with exponents, what happens to the exponents?• Example:

• Example:

• Example:

• Example:

Dividing w/ Exponents (cont.)Explanation of why anything to the zero power is one:

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Raising Variables To A Power

• When raising variables with exponents to a power what happens to the exponents?• Example:

• Example:

• Example:

• Example:

Negative Exponents• When a variable is being raised to a negative

power/exponent, what happens?• Example:

• Example:

• Example: • Example:

• Example:

Rational Exponents

ClosureSimplify the following expressions: