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Strategic Intervention Materials For Radicals Grade 9
Strategic Intervention Materials For Radicals Grade 9
• Manifest confidence in
solving.
What is an exponent?
Exponents are a
shorthand way to show a
larger number.
Where is an exponent
located at?
Exponents are sometimes
referred to as “powers.”
4
6
Exponent
Base
How do you read an
exponent?
3 4
SIMPLIFY
am ∙an = am+n
3 4
Example: 2 2 2 3 4
2
7
Proof: 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 4
2222222 2 7
Power of a power
• To raise a number in exponential form
to a power, multiply the exponents.
(a )
m n = am∙n
Example: 4 4 4
3 2 32 6
Power of a product
• To find a power of a product, find the
power of each factor and multiply.
(ab) m = a b
m m
Example: 36 6 2 3 2 3
2 2 2 2
Proof: 2 3 4 9 36
2 2
Power of zero
• Any nonzero number raised to the power
of zero is one.
a0 =1
Quotient of powers
• To find the quotient of powers with the
same base, subtract the exponents.
am = am-n
an
• For example…
32 ÷ 32 = 3 2 - 2 = 30
32 = 3 3 = 9 = 1
32 3 3 9
Power of a quotient
To raise a quotient to a power, raise both
the numerator and denominator to that
power.
(a/b) m = a /b
m m
3
2
3
2
Example: 3
7 7
Reciprocals
• To change a sign of an exponent, move
the expression to the denominator of a
fraction, or to the numerator.
a-n = 1/an
1/a-n = an
31 1
Example #1: 2 3
2 8
3
1 5 3
Example #2: 3 5 125
5 1
IF YOU ARE READY, LET
US START THE
ADVENTURE
Try these: 5
s
1. 3 2 5
7.
t
2. a 3 4
9 2
3
8. 5
3. 2a
2 3
3
2
4. 2 a b
5 3 2 st
8
2
9. 4
rt
5. (3a ) 2 2
5 8 2
36a b
10.
4 5
6. s t 2 4 3
4a b
Try these: 1
2
2
1. 2a b2 0
7.
x 2
2. y 2 y 4 39
8. 5
3. a 5 1
3
2
2
4. s 4s 7 s t
2 2
9. 4 4
s t
5. 3x y 2
3 4
36a 5 2
10. 4 5
6. s t
2 4 0
4a b
CAN WE APPLY
THESE CONCEPTS IN
REAL LIFE
SITUATION?
SURE WE
CAN!
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