Name: Date:Period:Topic: Zero & Negative ExponentsEssential Question: How can you extend the use exponents to include zero and negative exponents?
• Warm-Up:
Mix-Review1. Describe the slope of parallel & perpendicular
lines.
2. For the following inequality, y ≤ 2x + 5, in what quadrant would you find the solution? Explain.
3. What are some methods you can use to solve system of equations problems? Explain
Vocabulary:
Zero Exponent – For any nonzero number a, a0 = 1
Negative Exponent – For any nonzero number a with a negative exponents n, a-n = 1/an
Simplifying Powers with Zero and Negative Exponents
Check Point
Evaluate the following expressions.
A . B . 1
4
-33 2
A . 31
31
9
22
B . 1
44
64
33
Rewrite the following expressions using positive exponents.
Solutions
A . B . a
b
-3
-55 4x
A . 5 51
5
44
4
xx
x
B . a
b ab
b
a
3
5 35
5
3
1
1) Evaluate the following expressions.
A . - B . C . D . E . 3
5
3
29 9 4
1
312
0
34 7 2 2
20
2) Rewrite the following expressions with positive exponents.
A . B . C . D . E . y cs
ra x
6 4
3
23 1 4
72
5 3( )
A .
3
51
0
B .
3
23 2
3 8
24
33
D .
4 4
4
256
2 2 2 2
4
E .
1
312 3 1
9
20 2
= 27
A . yy
66
1
B .
7 71
7
44
4
cc
c
C . 2
2
2
3
23 2
3 2
s
rs r
s r
D . 51
5
1
125
33
3
aa
a
E .
3 3
1
3
81
1 4 4 1 4
44
4
x x
x
x
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