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9 - 7zero and Negative Exponents
9 - 7zero and Negative Exponents
9 - 7zero and Negative Exponents
m n m n
P ro d u ct o f p o w ers p ro p erty : a a a
P o w er o f a p o w er p ro p erty : a
m n
a m n
P o w er o f a p ro d u ct p ro p erty : a b
m
a m
b m
By applying the product 0 7 7
of powers property to the 3 3 3
7
7
following example, we 3 3
find that:
0
0 7 0 7 3 1
3 3 3 Zero Property of Exponents
7
3 A nonzero number to the zero
power is 1:
0
We can then divide
both sides of the
a 1, a 0
equation by 37 to
determine the value
of 30
Evaluate the following expressions.
0
3
A. 7 0 2
B. 4 4 2
C. 2 5 0 3
D.
8
E. 00
Solutions
A. 1 B. 4 42 2
4 0 C . 2 0 5 3 1 125
1 125
0
D. 1 E. 0 is u n d efin ed .
n n
By applying the product a a 1
of powers property to the
n n
following example, we a a 1
find that:
n
n
n n n ( n )
a a
a a a 1
n
0 a
a a n
1 a -n is th e recip ro cal
We can then divide both of a : n
sides of the equation by
n 1
an to determine the value a , a 0
of a-n an
Evaluate the Rewrite the following
following expressions. expressions using positive
1 exponents.
2
A. 3 B. -3 a -3
4 A . 5 x 4 B.
Solutions b -5
4 1
2 1 A. 5x 5
A. 3 x4
32 5
1
x4
9 a 3 1
1 3 B. b5
B. 4 b 5 a3
4 3 b5
64 a3
1) Evaluate the following expressions.
0
3
A. -
5
B.
2
3
3
C. 9 4
9 7
D.
4 2 2
E.
1
3 2
12 0
2s 3
A. y 6
B . 7c 4
C.
r 2
D. (5a) 3
E. 3 x 1 4
3
A. 1
5
0
D.
4 2 2
4 2 2
4
3 3
4
B. 32
2 3 256
38
24
1 0 2
4 7 4 7 E. 12 3 1
C. 9 9 9 3 2
93 9
243
1 3 1
A. y 6
D. 5 a
y 6 5 a 3
1 1
B . 7c 4
7
c 4 125 a 3
7
4
E. 3x
1 4
3 4 x 1 4
c 1
x4
2s 3 34
C . 2 2 s 3 r 2
r x4
3 2 81
2s r