DEFINITIONS
What is an exponent?
How many times the base number multiplies itself.
What is a common mistake when it comes to negatives in exponents?
Forgetting to turn the new number into a fraction.
What is the first step to solve an exponent?
Identify the base and exponent.
42(54)3 answer first step
42(12512)
What is a base?
The number or variable that multiples itself by the exponent.
A mistake involving the base and the exponent?
Multiplying the base by the exponent.
What is the second step to solve an exponent?
Apply parentheses rules.
42(12512) answer second step
50024
What is a coefficient?
The number multiplying the variable or base.
What is a mistake involving the exponent zero?
Assuming the base with the exponent zero equals zero.
What is the third step to solve an exponent?
Isolate the exponential expression.
x8y9
x7y14
x
y5
What is the fourth step to solve an exponent?
Simplify using exponent rules.
600(x17)3y4
600x51y4
780x14y0
18(x27)7y-9
130
3x175y-9