Hi Mr. Gary we need help understanding exponents can you help us?
can you give us a example?
To be put simply, The base is the number that is getting multiplied by a exponent
an example is that in the equation 5^100, the base that would be 5.
of course! lets start with bases of a exponent
Definition of Exponent
In your example of 5^100 what is the tiny number on top of the base?
So the problem 5^100 would be multiplying 5 with itself 100 times?
That is the exponent. The exponent is a number that states how many times the base number is used in multiplication
You're correct!!
Product and Quotient rule
what about for division?
when multiplying exponential expressions such as 2^3 and 2^7 you add the exponents together and keep the base the same the answer to this example would be 2 ^9
when dividing exponential expressions your subtract the exponents instead and keep the bases as the same
Now you must understand how to add and multiple exponents
Also it is important to remember that the bases must be the same in order to use this rule
Power to Power rule
do we add the exponents when we raise an exponent raised to another exponent together?
When solving problems such as (5^5)^6 you multiply the exponents together
no
Zero to exp rule
What if I were to have a exponent that is a 0 to a base?
If that occurs, the answer for that problem would be 1
Negative exp rule
What would you do if you had a negative exponent to a number?
if you ever encounter a negative exponent remember to put the whole negative exponential expression into the denominator
So the answer of the example you gave would be 5^30?
Correct!!
always remember that any base with a exponent of zero is equal to one
Ohhh thank you!!
For example, if were to have the problem 2^-6 you would rewrite it as 1/2^6
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