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Activity No: 40 Type of Activity: Problem Solving

Activity Title: Laws of Positive Integral Exponents
Learning Target: a. apply the concepts and laws of positive integral exponents
Reference/s: Orines, Fernando B. et. al., 2014, Next Century Mathematics, New Grade 9,
Phoenix Publishing House pp. 206 - 211
Albay, Eduard M. et. al., 2018,Practical Math 9, DIWA Learning System, INC., pp. 134 – 136
https://www.math-only-math.com/laws-of-exponents.html
https://youtu.be/g5ZGDNxJwxA
Background:
LAWS OF POSITIVE INTEGRAL EXPONENTS
Let and be real numbers, and and be positive integers.

1. Product of Powers
3 4 3+4 7
Examples: 5 • 5 = 5 = 5 ; x4• x3 • x6 • x5 = x18 ; (a+b)2 (a+b)6 (a+b) = (a+b)9

2. ( ) Power of a Product
4 5 4•5 20 2 3 6
Examples: (6 ) = 6 = 6 ; [(2+b) ] = (2+b) ; (a • a ) = ( 7)3 = a21
3 4 3

3. ( ) Power of a Power
3 3 3 3 2 3 4 2•4 3•4 8 12
Examples: (3a) = 3 a = 27a ; (u v ) =( u )(v ) = ; (4abc)2 = 42a2b2c2 = 16a2b2c2

, if
4. , if Quotient of Powers
, if

Examples: ; ;

5. ( ) Power of a Quotient

Examples: ( ) ; ( ) ; ( )

Example 1. Apply the laws of positive integral exponents to simplify the expressions.

a. ( 2) ( 3) ( 4) ( )
b. ( 2 ) ( 4)
c. ( )
4 2 3
d. ( )
3 5 2
e. ( ) ( )
f.
g.
( )
h. ( )
( )

i.

j. ( )
Activity. Practice Exercises.

A. True or False: Write if it is correct and if it is not and then, give the right answer. Write your answer
after the given.

1. 4

2. ( )4 = 4 20
( )
3. ( )
=
4. 7 = 2
5

5.
6. ( )
7. ( )4= 34 4 4 4 4 4 4

8. ( 7 5 3)( 2 4 6) = 9 9 9

9.

10. ( ) ( )

B. Answer briefly.

1. What is being emphasized in the first law of exponents?

2. Is there any difference/s in simplifying expression using the first law and second law of
exponents?
3. Is this correct? ( )( ) . Prove.
Activity No: 41 Type of Activity: Practice Exercises
Activity Title: Laws of Negative Integral Exponents
Learning Target: a. apply the concepts and laws of negative integral exponents
Reference/s: Orines, Fernando B. et. al., 2014, Next Century Mathematics, New Grade 9,
Phoenix Publishing House pp. 206 - 211
Albay, Eduard M. et. al., 2018,Practical Math 9, DIWA Learning System, INC., pp. 134 – 136
https://www.math-only-math.com/laws-of-exponents.html
https://youtu.be/g5ZGDNxJwxA
Background:
LAWS OF NEGATIVE INTEGRAL EXPONENTS
Let and be real numbers, and let be positive integers:

1.
2.
3. ( )
4. ( ) ( )
In general, when a base is raised to a negative exponent, it is necessary to get the reciprocal of the base
and change the exponent to positive.

Example 1. Simplify each of the following expressions. Express the results with positive integral exponent.
Solution:
a.
b. ( )
c.
d ( ) ( )
e. ( )

f. ( ) ( ) ( )

g.

h. ( ) ( ) ( )

Activity. Practice Exercises.

A. Simplify the following expressions and write the result with positive exponents.
1.
2. ( )
3. ( )

4. ( )

B. Answer briefly.
1. Do you think there is another method in simplifying expressions with negative exponents? Give
example.
Activity No: 42 Type of Activity: Practice Exercises
Activity Title: Rule on Zero Exponents
Learning Target: a. apply the concepts and rule on zero exponents
Reference/s: Orines, Fernando B. et. al., 2014, Next Century Mathematics, New Grade 9,
Phoenix Publishing House pp. 206 - 211
Albay, Eduard M. et. al., 2018,Practical Math 9, DIWA Learning System, INC., pp. 138
https://www.math-only-math.com/laws-of-exponents.html
https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/expression-exponent.html
Background:
RULE OF ZERO EXPONENTS
Any expression raised to the power of zero is equal to 1
The rule on zero exponents was based on the quotient law of powers rule for positive integral exponents.
Recall that when you are dividing exponential expressions with positive integral exponents that have the same
base, you subtract their exponents. Example you will get Furthermore, any expression divided by
itself is equal to 1.

Example 1. Simplify each expression and write the results with positive exponents.
Solution:
a.
b. ( ) ( )
c. ( ) Since the whole expression is raised to the power of 0, ( )
d. ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
e.

f. ( ) ( )

Activity. Practice Exercises.

A. Simplify the following expressions and write the result with positive exponents.
1. ( )
2.
3. 0+( )0
4. ( )
5. ( )

6.

( )
7.

B. Answer briefly.
1. Are ( ) and similar? Why or why not?