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Warm Up
Problem of the Day
Lesson Presentation
Pre-Algebra
Warm Up
Simplify
1. 103 • 102 105
2. 100 1
3. 104 • 10-2 102
4. 107
103
104
5. 106
1
106
Activating Strategy
Complete the pattern
103 = ____
102 = ____
101 = ____
100 = ____
10-1= ____
10-2= ____
10-3= ____
–2
10 2 101 100 10–1 10
10 • 10 10 1 1 1
10 10 • 10
1 = 0.1 1 = 0.01
100 10 1
10 100
÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10 ÷ 10
1
10–6 = = 0.000001
1,000,000
Try This: Example 1A & 1B
B. 10–9
1
10–9 =
10 • 10 • 10 • 10 • 10 • 10 • 10 • 10 • 10
1
10–9 = = 0.000000001
1,000,000,000
Try This: Example 1C
1
10–7 = = 0.0000001
10,000,000
NEGATIVE EXPONENTS
Words Numbers Algebra
A power with a
negative exponent 1 1 1
5 –3 = = b–n =
equals 1 divided by 53 125 bn
that power with its
opposite exponent.
Remember!
The reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by that
number.
Additional Example 2: Evaluating Negative
Exponents
Evaluate.
5–3
1 Write the reciprocal; change the
53 sign of the exponent.
1
5•5•5
1
125
Try This: Example 2
Evaluate.
(–10)–3
1 Write the reciprocal; change the
–103 sign of the exponent.
1
(–10)(–10)(–10)
1
– = –0.001
1000
Zero Exponents
Any number with an exponent of zero is a
value of 1 (one).
120 = 1
1320 = 1
Solving Products and Quotients with Negative
Exponents
Evaluate.
A. 2–5 • 23
2–5+3 Bases are the same, so add the exponents.
2 –2
1 Write the reciprocal; change the sign of
22 the exponent.
1 Check: 2 • =231 2 3
5 • 2 =
–5 3
4 2 25
2•2•2 1
= =
2•2•2•2•2 4
Evaluate.
B. 65
68
65–8 Bases are the same, so
subtract the exponents.
6 –3
1 Write the reciprocal; change
63 the sign of the exponent.
1 6 5= 6 •6 • 6 • 6 • 6 1
Check: =
216 68 6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • 6 • 6 216
Try This: Example 3A
Evaluate.
52
A. 53
Bases are the same, so subtract the
5 2–3
exponents.
5 –1
1 Write the reciprocal; change the
51 sign of the exponent.
1 52 = = 1
5•5
Check: 3
5 5 5 •5 • 5 5
Try This: Example 3B
Evaluate.
B. 7–6 • 77
7–6+7 Bases are the same, so add the
exponents.
7 1
7 Check: 7 • 7 =
–6 7 1 7 7
• 7 7 =
76 76
7•7•7•7•7•7•7 7
= 7•7•7•7•7•7
= 1
=7
Summarizer
1. 10–3 0.001
2. 10–7 0.0000001
3. 92 1
95 729
4. In engineering notation, a tera is
equal to 1012, and a mega is
equal to 106. How many megas
are equal to a tera?
6
10