Exponents Flashcards

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NEGATIVE NUMBERS
A negative number with an even exponent means that ________
A negative number with an odd exponent means that ________

A

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.

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POWERS OF ZERO/ ONE
Any base with exponent of zero would equal to __________
Any base with exponent of one would equal to __________

A

One

The same because it would do nothing

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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?

A
Add the exponents together
Subtract the exponents
Multiply the exponent to the outside exponent
The PEMDAS rule
P
E
MD
AS
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4
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Remember that in numbers between 0 and 1 _______

A

The higher the exponent the smaller the answer

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5
Q

Always look for brackets because _______

A

Brackets would show whether the whole thing would be multiplied by the power.

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NEGATIVE EXPONENT
When you have a positive base and a negative exponent _______
Negative exponent only __________

A

The answer would never be negative

Flips the fraction

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7
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Multiplication is repeated _______

Division is repeated _______

A

Addition

Subtraction

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DIFFERENT BASES W SAME EXPONENTS

For multiplication and division, _____________

A

This is about distributing or un-distributing

you can distribute the exponents

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