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Key equations
Rules of Exponents
For nonzero real numbers
and
and integers
and
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Product rule |
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Quotient rule |
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Power rule |
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Zero exponent rule |
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Negative rule |
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Power of a product rule |
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Power of a quotient rule |
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Key concepts
- Products of exponential expressions with the same base can be simplified by adding exponents. See
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- Quotients of exponential expressions with the same base can be simplified by subtracting exponents. See
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- Powers of exponential expressions with the same base can be simplified by multiplying exponents. See
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- An expression with exponent zero is defined as 1. See
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- An expression with a negative exponent is defined as a reciprocal. See
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- The power of a product of factors is the same as the product of the powers of the same factors. See
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- The power of a quotient of factors is the same as the quotient of the powers of the same factors. See
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- The rules for exponential expressions can be combined to simplify more complicated expressions. See
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- Scientific notation uses powers of 10 to simplify very large or very small numbers. See
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- Scientific notation may be used to simplify calculations with very large or very small numbers. See
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Section exercises
Verbal
Is
the same as
Explain.
No, the two expressions are not the same. An exponent tells how many times you multiply the base. So
is the same as
which is 8.
is the same as
which is 9.
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Numeric
For the following exercises, simplify the given expression. Write answers with positive exponents.
For the following exercises, write each expression with a single base. Do not simplify further. Write answers with positive exponents.
For the following exercises, express the decimal in scientific notation.
For the following exercises, convert each number in scientific notation to standard notation.
Algebraic
For the following exercises, simplify the given expression. Write answers with positive exponents.
Real-world applications
Technology
For the following exercises, use a graphing calculator to simplify. Round the answers to the nearest hundredth.
Extensions
For the following exercises, simplify the given expression. Write answers with positive exponents.
Avogadro’s constant is used to calculate the number of particles in a mole. A mole is a basic unit in chemistry to measure the amount of a substance. The constant is
Write Avogadro’s constant in standard notation.
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Planck’s constant is an important unit of measure in quantum physics. It describes the relationship between energy and frequency. The constant is written as
Write Planck’s constant in standard notation.
0.000000000000000000000000000000000662606957
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Questions & Answers
A golfer on a fairway is 70 m away from the green, which sits below the level of the fairway by 20 m. If the golfer hits the ball at an angle of 40° with an initial speed of 20 m/s, how close to the green does she come?
A mouse of mass 200 g falls 100 m down a vertical mine shaft and lands at the bottom with a speed of 8.0 m/s. During its fall, how much work is done on the mouse by air resistance
Can you compute that for me. Ty
Jude
what is the dimension formula of energy?
Chemistry is a branch of science that deals with the study of matter,it composition,it structure and the changes it undergoes
Adjei
please, I'm a physics student and I need help in physics
Adjanou
chemistry could also be understood like the sexual attraction/repulsion of the male and female elements. the reaction varies depending on the energy differences of each given gender. + masculine -female.
Pedro
A ball is thrown straight up.it passes a 2.0m high window 7.50 m off the ground on it path up and takes 1.30 s to go past the window.what was the ball initial velocity
2. A sled plus passenger with total mass 50 kg is pulled 20 m across the snow (0.20) at constant velocity by a force directed 25° above the horizontal. Calculate (a) the work of the applied force, (b) the work of friction, and (c) the total work.
you have been hired as an espert witness in a court case involving an automobile accident. the accident involved car A of mass 1500kg which crashed into stationary car B of mass 1100kg. the driver of car A applied his brakes 15 m before he skidded and crashed into car B. after the collision, car A s
can someone explain to me, an ignorant high school student, why the trend of the graph doesn't follow the fact that the higher frequency a sound wave is, the more power it is, hence, making me think the phons output would follow this general trend?
Nevermind i just realied that the graph is the phons output for a person with normal hearing and not just the phons output of the sound waves power, I should read the entire thing next time
Joseph
Follow up question, does anyone know where I can find a graph that accuretly depicts the actual relative "power" output of sound over its frequency instead of just humans hearing
Joseph
"Generation of electrical energy from sound energy | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore" ***ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7150687?reload=true
Ryan
what are the types of wave
Maurice
fine, how about you?
Mohammed
A string is 3.00 m long with a mass of 5.00 g. The string is held taut with a tension of 500.00 N applied to the string. A pulse is sent down the string. How long does it take the pulse to travel the 3.00 m of the string?
Who can show me the full solution in this problem?
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Source:
OpenStax, Algebra and trigonometry. OpenStax CNX. Nov 14, 2016 Download for free at https://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11758/1.6
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