Exponents Flashcards
NEGATIVE NUMBERS
A negative number with an even exponent means that ________
A negative number with an odd exponent means that ________
The answer would be positive
Because same signs would be cancelled leaving a POSITIVE answer
The answer would be negative
Because same signs would be cancelled leaving only one negative value thus an answer of a NEGATIVE value.
POWERS OF ZERO/ ONE
Any base with exponent of zero would equal to __________
Any base with exponent of one would equal to __________
One
The same because it would do nothing
ESSENTIAL EXPONENT RULES
When multiplying exponents with the same base you would________
When dividing exponents with the same base you would________
When an exponent is cubed you would _______
What trick should you remember?
Add the exponents together Subtract the exponents Multiply the exponent to the outside exponent The PEMDAS rule P E MD AS
Remember that in numbers between 0 and 1 _______
The higher the exponent the smaller the answer
Always look for brackets because _______
Brackets would show whether the whole thing would be multiplied by the power.
NEGATIVE EXPONENT
When you have a positive base and a negative exponent _______
Negative exponent only __________
The answer would never be negative
Flips the fraction
Multiplication is repeated _______
Division is repeated _______
Addition
Subtraction
DIFFERENT BASES W SAME EXPONENTS
For multiplication and division, _____________
This is about distributing or un-distributing
you can distribute the exponents