Exponents
Write 4x4x4x4x4x4x4 in exponential form.
47
Evaluate: (22)3
43 = 64 or 26 = 64
Is the following expression written in scientific notation? If not, explain why. 3.25 + 10-7
No, it should be multiplied, not added.
Solve the expression. Write your answer in scientific notation. (2.7 x 109) x (3.04 x 109)
8.208 x 1018
Is -28 the same answer as (-2)8? Explain.
No, without parentheses () the answer will be negative, with them the answer will be positive.
Write 35 in expanded Form.
3x3x3x3x3
Simplify: (4y)3
64y3
The mass of Jupiter is approximately 1,900,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. Write the mass of Jupiter in scientific notation.
1.9 x 1027
Solve the expression. Write your answer in scientific notation. (8.45 x 10-7)(1.1 x 10-1)
9.295 x 10-8
Shelly's work is shown below: (54)(5-3) = 5 Is Shelly correct? Explain.
Yes, 4+(-3) = 1. 51=5
Evaluate the expression, (-3)3
-27
Simplify: (x5)(x9)
x14
The mass of a Monarch butterfly is about 9.5 x 10-3. Write this number in standard form.
.0095
The surface of the Earth is water and land. The approximate total surface area of Earth is 5.1 x 108 km2 and the approximate total surface area of water is 3.61 x 108 km2. Approximately, how many times larger is the surface area of the Earth than the surface area of the water?
1.4 times larger
Is the following number written in scientific notation? Why or why not? 13.79 x 107
No, 13.79 is greater than or equal to 10.
Evaluate the expression, (149)0
1
Simplify: (36x4y3)/(6xy2)
6x3y
The size of the Sahara desert is about 3.629 x 106 square miles and the Arabian desert is about 9 x 105 square miles. Which desert is larger? Explain how you know.
Sahara, because the exponent is bigger.
Humpback whales are known to weigh as much as 8 x 104 pounds. The tiny krill they eat weigh only 2.1875 x 10-3 pounds. Approximately how many times greater than krill are humpback whales? (nearest whole number)
4 x 10^7
The mass of Mars is about 6.4 x 1023 kg. It would take about 2,970 of the planet Mars to equal the mass of Jupiter. What is the mass of Jupiter?
1.9008 x 1027
Evaluate the expression, 9-2
1/81
Simplify: (5x2)3/(7y9)0
125x6
The size of the four oceans, in square km, is shown below. List the oceans from smallest to largest. Pacific Ocean - 1.7965 x 108, Arctic Ocean - 1.323 x 107, Atlantic Ocean - 1.061 x 108, Indian Ocean - 7.49 x 107
Arctic, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific
A computer can perform 4.66 x 108 instructions per second. How many instructions is that per minute? Per hour? Write your answers in scientific notation.
Per Minute = 2.796 x 1010 Per Hour = 1.6776 x 1012
Jahliek solved the problem shown below: (2 x 104)(1.8 x 106) = 3.6 x 10-2 Is he correct? Explain.
No. He was supposed to add the exponents, not subtract.