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Exponent Rules

By Ellen Rattin

Exponents are numbers in the form a^b, where a is the base and b is the exponent. Exponent Rules (or sometimes called properties) are rules that govern operations involving exponents - particularly multiplication and division. For example, if we are multiplying two exponents with the same base we know to add the exponents.

Why is this concept useful?: All the exponent rules flow quite naturally from the definition of an exponent and normal multiplication/division operations. In fact, it is possible to simplify expressions with exponents without knowing any of the exponent rules. However, because exponents behave so predictably, it is helpful to know the exponent rules in order to compute faster, more efficiently, and more accurately.
Where does this concept fit into the curriculum?: Algebra I

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