The Laws of Exponents

#1: Exponential Form:

The exponent of a power indicates how
many times the base multiplies itself.
3 exponent
power
3 ba
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 The Laws of Exponents
#1: Exponential Form:
The exponent of a power indicates how
many times the base multiplies itself.
3 3
Example: 125 = 5 means that 5 is the
exponential form of the number 125.
3
5 means 3 factors of 5 or 5 x 5 x 5 = 125.
x means (x)(x)(x)(x)(x)
5
*we use parentheses ( ) and middle dot ꞏ
y3 means (y)(y)(y) for multiplication
 The Laws of Exponents
The factors of a power, such as 74, can be grouped
in different ways. Notice the relationship of the
exponents in each product.
4
7x7x7x7=7
3 1 4
(7 x 7 x 7) x 7 = 7 x 7 = 7
2 2 4
(7 x 7) x (7 x 7) = 7 x 7 = 7
 The Laws of Exponents
#2: Multiplicative Law of Exponents:
If the bases are the same and if the operations
between the bases is multiplication, then the result is
the base powered by the sum of individual exponents
 The Laws of Exponents
#2: Multiplicative Law of Exponents:
This is used to combine two or more exponential
expressions with the same base
5

JUST ADD THE EXPONENTS

The Laws of Exponents
 The Laws of Exponents
EXAMPLE:
3 4 7
2 ꞏ 2 =2
3+4
= 2
3 4
2 ꞏ 2 = (2 ꞏ 2 ꞏ 2) ꞏ (2 ꞏ 2 ꞏ 2 ꞏ 2) =
7
2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2=2
Multiplying Powers with the Same Base
Let's Practice.
Write the product as one power.
Multiplying Powers with the Same Base
Write the power as one product
 Solution
9
66 + 3=6 4 2+ 4
=4 6
(6ꞏ6ꞏ6ꞏ6ꞏ6ꞏ6) ꞏ (6ꞏ6ꞏ6) = 6 9 (4ꞏ4) ꞏ (4ꞏ4ꞏ4ꞏ4) = 4 6
= 10,077,696 = 4,096

n 5 + 7
= n12 x 2 + 3= x 5
5
(nꞏnꞏnꞏnꞏn) ꞏ (nꞏnꞏnꞏnꞏnꞏnꞏn) = n12 (xꞏx) ꞏ (xꞏxꞏx) = x

25 + 1=2 6 cannot be
(2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2) ꞏ (2) = 2 6 combined; bases
= 64 are not the same

4+ 4 8 2+ 7 9
24 = 24 8
41 = 41 9
(2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2) ꞏ (2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2) = 24 (41ꞏ41) ꞏ (41ꞏ41ꞏ41ꞏ41ꞏ41ꞏ41ꞏ41) = 41
= 110,075,314,424 = 194,754,273,881
Let's do it!
 Solution
2 3 5
1) 2 ꞏ 2 = 2 7) x 2 ꞏ x 3 = x 5 5
(2ꞏ2) ꞏ (2ꞏ2ꞏ2) = 32 (xꞏx) ꞏ (xꞏxꞏx) = x
2) 2 ꞏ 2 = 2
2 4 6
8) x 4 ꞏ x 3 = x 7
(2ꞏ2) ꞏ (2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2) = 64 (xꞏxꞏxꞏx) ꞏ (xꞏxꞏx) = x 7

2 5 7
3) 2 ꞏ 2 = 2 9) x12 ꞏ x 3 = x 15 15
(2ꞏ2) ꞏ (2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2) = 128 (xꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏx) ꞏ (xꞏxꞏx) = x
2 6
4) 2 ꞏ 2 = 2 8
10) x 6 ꞏ x 20 = x 26
(2ꞏ2) ꞏ (2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2) = 256 (xꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏx) ꞏ (xꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏxꞏx)
= x 26
3 5 8 2 2
5) 2 ꞏ 2 = 2 11) (x) = (x) ꞏ (x) = x
(2ꞏ2ꞏ2) ꞏ (2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2ꞏ2) = 256
2 2 2
2 3 5 12) (2 ) = (2ꞏ2) = (2ꞏ2) ꞏ (2ꞏ2)
6) 3 ꞏ 3 = 3 = 16
(3ꞏ3) ꞏ (3ꞏ3ꞏ3) = 243