Beginning the Exponent Properties
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1 256
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The Quotient Property
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6
433
231
23
Property – The Quotient Property of Exponents
English: To divide factors with the same base written in exponential form, subtract the exponents and keep the common base.
Example: 6
6 4 2 6 44
3 3 3 33
6
433
6 43 23
3 3 3 3
11
71010
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11 710
410
10,000
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174134
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17 134
44
256
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10
8 33 33
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113103
11 103
13
3
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11
9999
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11 99 (9 )
29 (9 )
39
729
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Exponent of 0
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6
644
6 64 1 04
0How much is 4 ?
An Exponent of 0 English: Any non-zero base, with an exponent of 0,
is equal to 1.
Example: 04 1
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4 410 10
4 410
010
1
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2 2
410 10
10
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4
410
10
4 410
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010
1
007 7
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1 1
2
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001 7 7
1 1 1
Exponent of 0
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Negative Exponent
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21
3
4
633
4 631
231
231
6
433 4 6
13
21
3
23
A Negative Exponent English: If a nonzero expression, written in
exponential form, has a negative exponent, the expression can be rewritten as its reciprocal with the exponent positive.
Example: 2 2
2 22 2
1 3 3 13 and 31 13 3
3 46 6
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16
116
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161
16
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3
344
3 34
64
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4,096
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2 13 3
2 13
33
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31
3
127
1 1
1 1
2 3
1 12 3
1 12 3
3 26 6
16
Simplify
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1 1
1 1
2 3
1 12 3
1 12 3
3 26 6
16
1 44 1
1 14
14
Simplify
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1 14
14
Negative Exponent
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Combining Exponent Properties
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24
62
2
24 6(2 )
22(2 )
2 22
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42
16
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3 5 24 (4 4 )
3 5 24 (4 )
3 34 (4 )
3 34
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04
1
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9 2
3 45 55 5
2 49 35 5
6 65 5
6 65
125
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244,140,625
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23( 4 )
23( 1 4 )
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22 3( 1) (4 )
64
4,096
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5 20
5 28 88 8
5 20
5 288
15
788
15 78
15 78
88
81
8
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116,777,216
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234
14(18 )
18
212
1418
18
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212 14(18 )
212 14(18 )
22(18 )
418
104,976
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33( 2 )
33( 1 2 )
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33 3( 1) (2 )
91 2
512
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53 20
32 3
(8 ) 8
(8 ) 8
15 20
6 38 8
8 8
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5
38
8
5 ( 3)8
5 38
28
21
8
164
Combining Exponent Properties
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Beginning the Exponent Properties
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