POWERS AND EXPONENTS

POWERS & EXPONENTS VOCABULARY FACTORS - numbers that are multiplied together. BASE - the number being used as a factor. EXPONENT - tells how many times a number is used as a factor.

POWERS & EXPONENTS VOCABULARY POWER - a number that is expressed using exponents. SQUARED - a number that has an exponent of 2. CUBED - a number that has an exponent of 3.

EXPONENT FORM exponent 2³ base

FACTOR FORM 2³ = 2 x 2 x 2 factors

STANDARD FORM 2³ = 2 x 2 x 2 4 x 2 8

POWERS AND EXPONENTS 4³ 4 x 4 x 4 64 7² 7 x 7 49 5 m mm m m m

Follow Order of Operations 5 + 3² - 8 5 + 3 x 3 - 8 5 + 9 - 8 14 - 8 6

What is the value of m² + n³, if m=4 and n =5? 4² + 5³ 4 x 4 + 5 x 5 x 5 16 + 5 x 5 x 5 16 + 25 x 5 16 + 125 141

How could you find 10 without using a calculator? CRITICAL THINKING: Exponent Form Factor Form Standard Form 10² 10 x 10 100 10³ 10 x 10 x 10 1000 4 10 x 10 x 10 x10 10000 10 20 How could you find 10 without using a calculator?

A light year is the distance light travels in one year A light year is the distance light travels in one year. The Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 light years wide. Write 100,000 as a power with 10 as the base. 5 10