1. Homework Read pages 304 – 309 Page 310: 1, 6, 8, 9, 15, 28-31, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 75, 89, 90, 92, 95, 102, 103, 127

2. Exponential Rules 1.Product Rule: For any real number a and any integers m and n, a m · a n = a m + n. 2.Quotient Rule: For any nonzero real number a and any integers m and n,

3. Negative Exponents: For any nonzero real number a and any integer n,

4. Simplify 1. (use the product rule for exponents) 2. (first rewrite x -7 as a positive exponent) 3. (use the quotient rule for exponents) 4. (First rewrite a -9 as a positive exponent) 5.

5. 3.Power Rule: For any nonzero real number a and any integers m and n,

6. Homework Page 310: 17, 23-26, 44, 51, 52, 57, 58, 77, 79, 81, 84, 86, 98, 105, 106, 110, 112, 125, 126,