1. Negative and Zero Exponents

2. Find the Pattern Complete the table. Rule? 24 16 23 8 22 4 21 2 20 2-1
Exponent Form
Standard form
Rule? 24 16 23 8 22 4 21 2 20
2-1

3. Find the Pattern Rule? 24 16 23 8 22 4 21 2 20 2-1 1/2 previous
Exponent Form
Standard form
Rule? 24 16 23 8
1/2 previous 22 4 21 2 20
2-1

4. Find the Pattern Rule? 24 16 23 8 22 4 21 2 20 1 2-1 1/2 previous
Exponent Form
Standard form
Rule? 24 16 23 8
1/2 previous 22 4 21 2 20 1
2-1

5. 1/4 Find the Pattern What do you think 2-2 would be? Rule? 24 16 23 8
Exponent Form
Standard form
Rule? 24 16 23 8
1/2 previous 22 4 21 2 20 1
2-1
1/2
What do you think 2-2 would be?
1/4

6. Solve
1/8
1/16
1/3,125
1/36
Basically, turn into Standard Form using the positive exponent and then make it the denominator of the fraction.
2-3
4-2
5-5
6-2

7. Anything to the Zero Power is One.
Look back. What happened to in 20?
That’s right. ANYTHING to the zero power is 1.
Math is FUN!
Anything to the Zero Power is One.

8. Practice

9. Tomorrow – Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide Exponents
Questions?
Tomorrow – Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide Exponents