1. Powers and Exponents
SWBAT raise a power, product, or quotient to a power; apply the power laws

2. Take our your Exploring Exponents Worksheet
With a partner fill in chart 4
Answer questions 5 and 6

3. Raising a power to a power
(54)7
What does 54 mean?
5*5*5*5
What does (54)7 mean?
(5*5*5*5)* (5*5*5*5)* (5*5*5*5)* (5*5*5*5)* (5*5*5*5)* (5*5*5*5)* (5*5*5*5)
What does that look like in exponential form?
528

4. Raising a power to a power
Multiply the exponent outside the parenthesis to ALL exponents inside the parenthesis
Remember if you don’t see an exponent, there is an implied 1

5. Examples
(a-2)-5
(c0)-8
(32*23)2
(2x4)5
(x2y3)6
(8-4c5)-3

6. Examples (43/54)2 (x2/z5)3 (3-2/4-1)3 (5m0/n-2)6 (2/3*1 ½)4
(2/3)*(-1 ½)3

7. With a partner
Complete 3-60, multiples of 3 on pages 25-26