Algebra II : Simple Exponents

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Example Questions

Example Question #251 : Understanding Exponents

Evaluate:  

Possible Answers:

 

Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

Use order of operations to evaluate this expression.  Evaluate the exponents first.

Apply the negative signs in front of these values.

The answer is:  

Example Question #252 : Understanding Exponents

Evaluate:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite the expression by expanding the exponents.   A number raised to a number is multiplied by itself that many times.  The exception is that any number raised to the power of zero is equal to one.

The answer is:  

Example Question #3391 : Algebra Ii

Expand 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To expand the exponent, we multiply the base by the power it is being raised to.

Example Question #3392 : Algebra Ii

Expand 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To expand the exponent, we multiply the base by the power it is being raised to.

Example Question #63 : Simple Exponents

Evaluate:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Evaluate each term of .

The term  is already simplified.

Combine all the terms.  There are no like-terms.

The answer is:  

Example Question #3393 : Algebra Ii

Convert  to base .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We know that .

Therefore 

.

Remember to apply the power rule of exponents.

Example Question #264 : Understanding Exponents

Convert  to base .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We know that .

Remember when having negative exponents 

 

which  is the positive exponent raising base .

Therefore 

.

Remember to apply the power rule of exponents.

Example Question #265 : Understanding Exponents

Evaluate 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To evaluate the exponent, we expand  into .

We just multiply the numbers out to get,

Therefore,  .

Example Question #266 : Understanding Exponents

Evaluate 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To evaluate the exponent, we expand  into .

We just multiply the numbers out to get,

Remember to apply the negative sign after solving the exponent.

Example Question #267 : Understanding Exponents

Evaluate 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To evaluate the exponent, we expand  into .

We just multiply the numbers out to get 

.

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