Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Rules of Exponents

Topic: Exponents
Exponentiation is a mathematical operation, written an, involving two numbers, the base a and the exponent n. When n is a positive integer, exponentiation corresponds to repeated multiplication:

Here are some examples:

1.)Addition:An exponent can be added only when they have the same number.

For example: 2x1 + 2x1 = 4x1

3x2 - 2x2 = 5x2


2.)Subtraction:The rule is same for subtraction.


3.)Multiplication:While multiplying, multiply the numbers and add the exponents.

For example: 3x1 * 2x1 = 6x2 (Add)

4x2 * 3x3 = 12x5 (Add)


4.)Division:While dividing the exponents, the denominator takes the opposite sign and m

and mover to the numerator. The numbers should be divided as usual.

For example:

36x8-4
___________ = 6x4
64


48x2+4
___________ = 8x6
6x-4

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