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What is an exponent?

a small number written above and to the right of a base number that tells you how many times to multiply the base by itself

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What are the exponents in the expression: (x)(x)?
They are both 1.
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(44)(42)

46

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(42)(41)

43 (64)

100

What is any number raised to the zero power? 

1

200

True or False - exponents act as shorthand for repeated multiplication

True

200

What is (x)(x)?

x2

200

(819)(811)

830

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Does changing the order of the base and exponent changes the result? 

Example: 25 52

Yes - 25 (32) 52 (25)

200

What is six to the power of six? 

46, 656

300

34 - what is the base and what is the exponent?

3 = base 4 - exponent

300

What is (five squared) x (five cubed)?

five raised to the fifth power or 55

300

(64)(60)

64

300

(20)(24)(26)

210 (1,024)

300

What is seven squared? 

49

400
What is a variable
A variable is a letter (usually x) that is used to represent an unknown number.
400
When you add two exponents, what information does that tell you about the bases?
They are the same!
400

(3-4)(37)

33

400

(43)(4-5)

1/42

400

Does 42 mean 4 x 2 OR 4 x 4?  What is the answer? 

4 x 4 = 16

500

How are these read? 32 and 53 

three squared and five cubed

500

What do we do if we have two different bases? For example, (52)(62).

We cant do anything, we have to evaluate each expression independently and multiply them together!

500

(9-3)(93)

1

500

(44)(42)(4-2)(4-3)

4

500

What is nine cubed? 

729

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