Mackenzies exponent rules

Calcu- now!

Kenneally, Mackenzie

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:46:20 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:ef:21

Rule one
Anything to a negative exponent turns into a positive fraction with a 1 up above.

n
-2

-x

Examples: 5 = 1 2 5 3 =
-4

1 4 3

2 =

-6

1 6 2

Kenneally, Mackenzie

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:46:20 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:ef:21

Rule Two
Anything, (except zero) to the zero power, is automatically one. Examples: 14
0

1
0

57

Kenneally, Mackenzie

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:46:20 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:ef:21

Rule three
When you have two numbers that have the same base and they are getting multiplied, you can add the exponents.
9 12

nn =n

3+4 =

Examples: 3 3 = 3
7 4 11 2 6 8 3

8 8 = 8 16 16 = 16

Kenneally, Mackenzie

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:46:20 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:ef:21

Rule Four
4 If you have a number with an exponents, parenthesizes, and a exponent outside of the parenthesizes, you multiply the exponents.

(n ) = n
3 (6 ) = 6
2 3 6

34

12

Examples: (15 ) = 15
5 2 10

8 4 32 (9 ) = 9

Kenneally, Mackenzie

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:46:20 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:ef:21

Rule ve

n n

n =n
8-2 2

Any base that is getting divided with exponents, can minus the exponents.

Examples: 48 1 6
3

= 8

56 4 7

= 8

99 7 11

28

= 9

21

Kenneally, Mackenzie

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:46:20 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:ef:21

Rule six

xy 4 = x y (z) z
= 63 ) ( 63 7 73
3 3

Any number getting divided,with an 4 4 exponent on the outside, can be 4 distributed throughout the bases. Examples: 4 2
7

( )

= 47 2

= 72 ( 72 9) 95

Kenneally, Mackenzie

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:46:20 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:ef:21

Calcu-later!

Kenneally, Mackenzie

Monday, December 16, 2013 12:46:20 PM Pacic Standard Time

70:56:81:af:ef:21