Name:______________________

Ms. Martin/Mr. Rivera

Date:__________________
Math Skills

Aim: How can we simplify a power to another power?

Do Now: Simplify and show all steps.
1) ( 4 )( 3 ) =

3)

4
3

2) ( 4 )3 =

4) (22 )3 =

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Dimension 10. Impact on Student Learning (3 of 10)

Aim: How can we simplify a power to another power?

Goals:
1) To simplify an expression with a power raised to a power
2) To determine the value of an expression with zero as an
exponent

Why is this true?

( 2 )3 = 6

How would we simplify:

( 4 )3 =

( 5 )4 =

Name:______________________
Ms. Martin/Mr. Rivera

Date:__________________
Math Skills

Simplifying Exponents
How can we simplify an expression with a power raised to a power?

(2 )4 =

(3 )+1 =

1) (2 ) =

2) ( )3 =

3) ( 4 )3 =

4) ( 5 )+2 =

5) (2 )3+1 =

6) (3 )+4 =

(5 ) =

Simplify each expression.

Evaluating Zero Exponents

Use your calculator to determine the numeric value of each expression below?

0 =

20 =

(2)0 =

2 0 =

Why do () and have different numeric values? ______________________________________________________

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Simplify each expression below.

1) 0

2) 70

4) (5)0

5 0

3) ( )
16

5) 3 2 0

6) 2 0 3

7) 60 2

8) 40 2 4

What are 2 different ways we could express each of the following:

35
35

3
3

How do the problems above help understand the meaning of a zero exponent?

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