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Section 7 Opener
Section 7 Opener
make connections between the laws of exponents solve exponential equations in one variable
and the laws of logarithms, verify the product and by determining a common base and by using
quotient laws of logarithms with or without logarithms, recognizing that logarithms
technology, and use the laws of logarithms to base 10 are commonly used (A3.2)
simplify and evaluate numerical expressions (A1.4) solve simple logarithmic equations in one
pose problems based on real-world applications variable algebraically (A3.3)
of exponential and logarithmic functions and solve problems involving exponential and
solve these and other such problems by using a logarithmic equations algebraically, including
given graph or a graph generated with technology problems arising from real-world applications (A3.4)
from a table of values or from its equation (A2.4) solve problems arising from real-world
recognize equivalent algebraic expressions applications by reasoning with functions (D3.3)
involving logarithms and exponents, and simplify
expressions of these types (A3.1)
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Prerequisite Skills
Apply the Exponent Laws 4. Simplify. Identify the exponent laws that you
used. Express answers using positive exponents.
1. Simplify. Identify the exponent law that you used.
(ab2)(4a2b2)
a) (x2)(x3)(x4) a) ___
2ab
b) (3a2b3)(2a3b)
b) (3km3)3(2k3m2)2
c) (xy3)(x3y2)
(2x3y)(8xy2)2
d) (2r)(3rs2) c) ___
4x5
e) (5q)(qr)
(a3)2(ab2)3
f) (vw)(w3)(v2) d) __
a5b5
g) (2ab)(2b3)
Solve Quadratic Equations
2. Which exponent law would you use to simplify
each expression? Simplify. Express answers 5. Solve by factoring.
using positive exponents. a) x2 2x 24 0
6
k
a) _2 b) 2m2 9m 10
k
c) 4a2 12a 7 0
24mn3
b) __ d) q2 q 20
4mn2
48x4y2 e) 9b2 1
c) __
8xy f) 8y2 6y 1 0
2a2b3 g) x2 x 2
d) _
ab h) 2r2 5r 3
(5q)(qr) i) q2 5q 4 0
e) __
(10r2)
6. Solve by applying the quadratic formula.
(vw)(w3)(v2)
f) ___ a) y2 6y 5 0
(vw2)
3
b) 4q2 2q 10
(2ab)(2b )
g) __ c) x2 x 1
(4a)
d) 2a2 2a 10 0
3. Simplify, and identify the exponent law that
e) x2 x 7
you used.
f) r2 5r 3
a) (w2)4
g) 2m2 6m 3 0
b) (2uv3)2
h) 3a2 3a 4
c) (a2b)3
d) (x3y3)2
CONNECTIONS
e) (2w2)3
The quadratic formula for the solutions of a quadratic equation in
f) (ab4)2
b √ b2 4ac
g) r(s2)3 the form ax2 bx c 0 is x ___ .
2a
PROBLEM
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