Lesson 1

Question 1

What are two ways to go about simplifying exponential expressions?

Answer 1

1. Make all of the exponents positive by moving them either to the denominator or numerator
2. Bring everything into the numerator

Question 2

What is an exponential expression?

Answer 2

A fraction with letters or numbers that have exponents

Question 3

What does anything to the zeroth power equal?

Answer 3

one

Question 4

When dividing the same base numbers with exponents, what do you do with the exponents?

Answer 4

You subtract them. (Think of it like the base number is what kind and the exponent is how many)

Question 5

When multiplying the same base numbers with exponents, what do you do with the exponents?

Answer 5

You add them. (Think of it like the base number is what kind and the exponent is how many)

Question 6

What do you do to the exponent when you move a number from the numerator to the denominator or vice versa?

Answer 6

You reverse the sign of the exponent

Question 7

What do you do to raise the power of an exponent?

Answer 7

you multiply it by the other exponent