EXPONENTS

CHAPTER#02, EXERCISE A
 Exponents
Repeated Multiplication

7 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 7= 7 5

5
7
Power/index/exponent

Base
 Laws Exponents
Product Law
𝑚 𝑛 𝑚+𝑛
𝑎
Quotient Law
× 𝑎 = 𝑎
𝑎 𝑚
𝑚−𝑛
𝑛
= 𝑎 𝑚 > 𝑛
𝑎
𝑎 𝑚 1
𝑛
= 𝑛−𝑚
𝑚 < 𝑛
𝑎 𝑎
 Laws Exponents
Power Law

𝑎 𝑚 𝑛 𝑚×𝑛
= 𝑎
Negative Integral Exponents

1 𝑛
1
𝑎 −𝑛
= 𝑛 𝑎 = −𝑛
𝑎 𝑎
 Laws Exponents
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
𝑎×𝑏 = 𝑎 × 𝑏
𝑛
𝑎 𝑛 𝑎
= 𝑛
𝑏 𝑏
 Properties Of Exponents
 One raised to any power is one
99
1 =1
 Any number raised to the power zero is one
0
876 = 1
 Root form to exponential form
𝑛 1/𝑛 𝑛 𝑚/𝑛
𝑎=𝑎 𝑎 𝑚 = 𝑎
Properties Of Exponents
 Any number raised to power one is
Number itself.

761 = 76
 Raised to odd power in -1 .

𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑁𝑜.
(−1) = −1
 -1 Raised to even power in 1 .
𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑁𝑜.
(−1) = 1
 Properties Of Exponents

𝑚 𝑚
−𝑎 = 𝑎 , if m is even
−𝑎 𝑚 =− 𝑎 𝑚, if m is odd
Exercise 2(A)
1) Evaluate
(i) 3−1 × 9−1 ÷ 3−2
1 1 1
= × ÷
31 32 32
1
= × 32
33
1
=
33−2
1
=
31
Exercise 2(A)

(iii) 2−1 + 3−1 3

3
1 1
= +
2 3
3 3
3+2 5
= =
6 6
125
=
216
Exercise 2(A)

1 2
(v) 22 + 32 ×
2
2
1
= 22 + 32 ×
2
2
1
= (4 + 9) ×
2
1 13
= (13) × =
4 4
Exercise 2(A)
1 −3 1 −3 1 −3
(vii) − ÷
4 3 6
3 3 3
= 4 − 3 ÷ 6
= 64 − 27 ÷ 6 3
1
= 37 ×
216
37
=
216
Exercise 2(A)
−2 −2
3
(ix) (2) If 1125 = 3𝑚 × 5𝑛 , find m
5
and n.
3 4 𝑚 𝑛
= 1125 = 3 × 5
5 5 1125
2 3 𝑚 𝑛
=
81
5 225 3 × 5 = 3 × 5
625
5 45 On Comparing:
3 9 𝑚 = 2,
3 𝑛=3