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Exponents
Question | Answer |
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exponents | says how many times to use the number in a multiplication. |
negative exponent | how many times to divide one by the number. |
If the exponent is 1,... | the answer is the number itself |
If the exponent is 0, then ... | then the answer is 1 |
The "Laws of Exponents" (also called "Rules of Exponents") are... | The exponent says how many times to use the number in a multiplication. A negative exponent means divide, because the opposite of multiplying is dividing. A fractional exponent like 1/n means to take the nth root. |
If the exponent is a negative, then... | Divide the number into 1 (leave off the negative) |