Exponent Vocabulary
What is the definition of an exponent? Or draw on your board and label it.
power or exponent indicates the number of times a number needs to be multiplied by itself.
(X2) (X3)
(X5)
87÷84
83
(x2)2
x4
65/61
64 or 1296
What is the base?
the ‘base’ which represents the number being multiplied
(X4)( X6)
X10
a5÷a2
a3
(A5)8
A40
52 * 56
58 or 390625
Are exponents only positive? yes or no
No they can be negative
(34) * (32)
3 6 or 729
B12/B11
B1
(23)3
29 or 512
50 + 60
2
What does cubed mean? Write out the definition or draw an example
X 3
2 ⋅ 22 ⋅ 22
32
36/32
34 or 81
(42)3
46 or 4096
112/111
111 or 11
What does a power to a power mean?
Draw an example or write out what this will look like
(x2)2
6r ⋅ 5r2
30r3
103/103
1
(51)1
5
11111114546457451
111454645745