Simplifying Exponents
55 * 510
515
a2 * a2
a2+2
what does the exponent mean in the following:
104
multiply 10 by itself 4 times
10x + 2y + 12x
102 * 107 * 104
1013
amn
true or false?
102 / 101 = 100
false
-6 -(-5) + 3
2
64/62
62
(a/b)n
(an/bn)
what do you do when you divide exponents?
subtract them
-6 * -5 * -1
-30
(32/31) * 36
37
(ab)n
anbn
add them
0
(107 * 103) / (106 * 102)
102
am/an
am-n
what is the answer when the exponent equals 0?
1
00