Vocabulary 6 Exponent Base 4 The exponent is

Vocabulary 6 Exponent • Base 4 The exponent is sometimes referred to as the power.

What is the 6 meaning of 4 ? • to multiply the base 4 by itself 6 times. 6 4 means

The meaning of the exponent: • 1. ) = 4 • 4 • 4 • 4 3 • 2. ) 4 = 4 • 4 1 • 3. ) 4 = 4 0 • 4. ) 4 = ? 6 4

The meaning of the exponent: • 4. ) 0 4 =1 • 5. ) -1 4 = 1/4 If 8/4 = 2, then we can say that 23/ 22 = 21. So if 4/4 = 1, we can 2 2 0 0 say that 2 / 2 = 2 , therefore 2 must EQUAL 1.

Fill-in the chart 0 4 5. ) 2 = • 1. ) 2 As = the • exponent -1 3 gets smaller, what • 2. ) 2 = 8 • 6. ) 2 = do you notice about -2 • 7. ) 2 = 1/4 • 3. ) =the 4 answer? -3 1 • 8. ) 2 = • 4. ) 2 =

Evaluate the following expressions with exponents when n =4 3 • 4 = 4 • 4 = 64 3 • 4 = 64 • 1. ) 3 n

Evaluate the following expressions with exponents • 2. ) 15 + • 15 + 2 x when x = 5 2 5 • 15 + 5 • 15 + 25 = 40

Evaluate the following expressions with exponents • 3. ) (3 a + 2 6 b) when a = 1 & b = 2 2 (3(1) + 6(2)) 2 (3 + 12) 2 (15) 225

Evaluate the following expressions with exponents • 4. ) 2 x 3 and (2 x)3 when x = 4 3 • 2(4 ) 3 (2 • 4) and 3 • 2(64) and (8) • 128 and 512

Closure • 1. ) What’s the difference between an expression and an equation? • 2. ) What the difference between a term and a factor?

Closure - Name the following What’s this?

Closure - Name the following 1. ) is 3 a factor or term? 2. ) What is the 2 called? 3. ) Is 3 x a factor or a term? 4. ) Is 3 x + 2 an expression or an equation?