We are going to review the basics of Exponents and how they play a significant role in the Order of Operations.
Jenn, Founder Calcworkshop®, 15+ Years Experience (Licensed & Certified Teacher)
Understanding how to simplify expressions with exponents is foundational to so many future concepts, but also a wonderful way to help us represent real life situations such as money and measurement.
Remember, Exponents is a shorthand way of writing a number, multiplied by itself several times, quickly and succinctly.
We will begin our lesson with a review exponential form by identifying the base and order of an exponential expression and then representing each expression in expanded form.
Combine terms with same variables and exponents
What’s expanded form for exponents?
It means using the definition of exponents, as Purple Math states, by rewriting our exponential expression so that we can clearly see the number or variable being multiplied by itself several times.
This will lay the framework for our Exponent Rules when we rewrite expressions using a base with a single exponent.
Lastly, we will review our Order of Operations and our acronym NOPE while evaluating and simplifying various expressions.
Simplifying Exponents (How-To) – Video
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