1. Exponent Properties Review

2. Multiplication Property of Exponents

3. Division Property of Exponents

4. Power-to-a-Power Property

5. In a nutshell… Power Multiply Add Divide Subtract Numbers get bigger when we raise to a power, multiply, and add! Numbers get smaller when we divide and subtract!

6. Zero Exponents

7. Negative Exponents We don’t like to have negative exponents in our answers! – HOW do we fix that? – MOVE IT and LOSE IT! Write the answer over “1” to make a fraction. Move it and Lose it! What are we “losing”? The negative sign!

8. Negative Exponents (Examples) Move it & Lose it!

9. Questions we ask ourselves: 1. What kind of operation am I doing with the powers? – (multiply, divide, or power-to-a-power) 2. What do I do with the EXPONENTS? – (add, subtract, or multiply) 3. Can I simplify by combining like terms? 4. Do I have any negative exponents in my answer? – (If yes, MOVE it and LOSE it!)