Warm-up!! 5/21/2019 Day 6

EXPONENT RULES

ANY NUMBER RAISED TO THE FIRST POWER IS ITSELF. FOR EXAMPLE: NOW YOU TRY:

ANY NUMBER RAISED TO THE ZERO POWER IS ONE. FOR EXAMPLE: NOW YOU TRY:

ANY INTEGER RAISED TO NEGATIVE ONE IS THE RECIPROCAL OF THAT INTEGER. FOR EXAMPLE: NOW YOU TRY:

Any fraction raised to negative one is the reciprocal of that fraction. FOR EXAMPLE: NOW YOU TRY:

TRY THESE ON YOUR OWN:

More Examples

Practice Exponents Worksheet 5/21/2019 Practice Exponents Worksheet

Solving Exponential Equations

2 𝑥+5 = 2 8 5 3𝑥+1 = 5 𝑥−9 𝑥=3 𝑥=−5

3 𝑥−5 = 3 2(𝑥+7) 4 𝑥+2 = 4 3𝑥+8 𝑥=−19 𝑥=−3

5/21/2019 Day 6 Homework Sheet