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2. For Learning to Happen! Remove all other thoughts from your mind. Pay close attention to this lesson. Try all of the examples. Ignore all other distractions.

3. copyright©amberpasillas2010 An exponent is a little number high and to the right of a regular or base number. 8 3 Base Exponent

4. copyright©amberpasillas2010 8 3 Base Exponent This exponent is read 8 to the 3rd power, or 8 cubed.

5. copyright©amberpasillas2010 8 3 Base Exponent An exponent tells how many times a number is multiplied by itself.

6. copyright©amberpasillas2010 8 3 Base Exponent This exponent means 888 = 512

7. copyright©amberpasillas2010 This exponent is read six to the fourth power. 6 4 Base Exponent

8. copyright©amberpasillas2010 This exponent is read three to the 2 nd 2 nd power or three squared. 3 2 Base Exponent

9. copyright©amberpasillas2010 Read These Exponents 7 7 to the 2 nd power or 7 squared 2

10. Read These Exponents 10 10 to the 3 rd power or 10 cubed 3

11. copyright©amberpasillas2010 What is the Exponent? 2 2 2 =2 3

12. copyright©amberpasillas2010 What is the Exponent? a a a a = a 4

13. copyright©amberpasillas2010 What is the Exponent? (bc)(bc)(bc) = (bc) 3 NOTICE that you keep the parenthesis around the variables (bc) because you are cubing all the (bc)

14. copyright©amberpasillas2010 Write the Verbal Phase Power Verbal PhraseMeans “Seven to the 2nd power” “Seven squared” “Five to the 3rd power” “Five cubed”

15. copyright©amberpasillas2010 Write the Verbal Phase Power Verbal PhraseMeaning “Nine to the 4th power” “Two to the 5th power”

16. copyright©amberpasillas2010 How to Multiply Out Exponents = 3 3 3 3 3 9 27 81 4

17. copyright©amberpasillas2010 How to Multiply Out Exponents = 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 8 16 5 32

18. http://www.mathslideshows.com An exponent tells how many times a number is multiplied by itself. 8 3 Base Exponent #1 Factored Form 3 3 a a a Exponential Form 3 2 a 3 x y x 2 2x 2 y 1 888= 512

19. http://www.mathslideshows.com #3 1) 2) 3) 4) To find 54 54 on my calculator I type in 54 ^ = 625 5 yxyx 4 = 625 xyxy x 54 5 4 = 625 Circle the method that works on your calculator!

20. copyright©amberpasillas2010 Evaluate the Power “Evaluate” mean to solve! 1) 2) 3) 4)

21. copyright©amberpasillas2010 7 units 3 Addition: -One-Dimensional Growth + = + 4 = Multiplication: Two-Dimensional Growth “Three added to four” “Three times four” or “Three groups of four” ++= + 4 + 44 = 12 square units 3(4) =

22. copyright©amberpasillas2010 Exponents: Three-Dimensional Growth “Three to the third power”“Three to the fourth power” 3 3 3

23. copyright©amberpasillas2010 Perimeter Area Volume 5 5 5 5 P = s+s+s+s P = 4s 5 5 One Dimensional Two Dimensional Three Dimensional “Five Squared”“Five Cubed” 5 5 5

24. copyright©amberpasillas2010 Check the last slide to make sure your notes are complete

25. copyright©amberpasillas2010 Exponents & Powers An exponent or power tells how many times a number is multiplied by itself. 3 4 Base Exponent #1 “Five to the 2nd power” “Five squared” “Seven to the 3rd power” “Seven cubed”

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