Bell-Ringer School Day: 20 September 9 th, a) -9  -6 = b) 42 ÷ -7 = 2. a) 5 3 =  b) Expand each of the following: 3.

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Scientific Notation 3.5 x 10 4 and 7.4 x When a number is in Scientific Notation, it is written as a product of a decimal number and a power of 10. A power is simply a number with an exponent so a power of 10 means 10 raised to an exponent. The exponent can be positive or negative, so we need to understand what it means when an exponent is negative.

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What I know about negative exponents: I can write a term with a negative exponent as a fraction with a 1 in the numerator the base number with the opposite value of the exponent in the denominator Light Bulb

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Explain what the exponent means? 5 3 = 5 * 5 * 5 = = 10 * 10 = = 8 * 8 * 8 * 8 = 4096

What do you think it means when an exponent is negative? 5 -3 = =

What does 2 -1 Mean? You cannot leave an exponent negative because there is no way to express it’s meaning. You must make it positive !

Zero and Negative Exponents Zero and negative exponents are too easy. DEFINITION OF NEGATIVE EXPONENTS a -n is the reciprocal of a n. where a is not equal to 0.

Simplify. A negative exponent is an inverse! Flip the number over to make the exponent positive!

Follow the Pattern! 10 1 = 10 2 = 10 3 = 10 4 = 10 5 = 100 1,000 10, , = = = 0.001

Zero and Negative Exponents Zero and negative exponents are too easy. DEFINITION OF ZERO EXPONENTS A nonzero number to the zero power has the value of ONE. ANY NUMBER (except zero!) RAISED TO THE ZERO POWER IS ONE!!!! a 0 = 1, where a is not equal to = = 1 1,000,000 0 = 1 1,567 0 = = = = = = = = = = 1

14 Negative Exponent: Examples Example of Negative Exponent in the Numerator: The negative exponent is in the numerator — to make it positive, I “flipped” it to the denominator.

Negative Exponent: Examples Negative Exponent in the Denominator: The negative exponent is in the denominator, so I “flipped” it to the numerator to make the exponent positive.

16 Practice Making Negative Exponents Positive 1.Try:

17 Answers to Negative Exponents Practice 1.Answer: 2.Answer:

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Exit Slip a =b. 4 0 = c =d = e. What can you tell about a number that has a negative exponent?