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The document discusses exponents and exponential equations. It defines exponents and provides examples of evaluating expressions with exponents. It also covers laws of exponents, fractional exponents, and solving exponential equations. Examples are provided for evaluating expressions and solving equations involving exponents.

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Exponent

The document discusses exponents and exponential equations. It defines exponents and provides examples of evaluating expressions with exponents. It also covers laws of exponents, fractional exponents, and solving exponential equations. Examples are provided for evaluating expressions and solving equations involving exponents.

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BJQK 1103

MATHEMATICS FOR
TECHNOLOGY
TOPIC 2: ADVANCED ALGEBRA
EXPONENT
• The exponent of a number means how many times to use the number in a
multiplication.
• Exponent is also called Power or Index.

82 = 8 × 8 = 64

53 = 5 × 5 × 5 = 125
24 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16
Variable with an Exponent

• Variable is a symbol we don't know yet.


• It is usually a letter like x or y

• Example: y2 = yy
z3 = zzz
x5 = xxxxx
Be Careful About Grouping
NEGATIVE EXPONENT
• Negative Exponents Mean Dividing!
What if the Exponent is 1, or 0?
• Exponent of 1
• x1 = x
• We usually don't write the "1“, but x is also x1
• Example: 31 = 3, 71 = 7

• Exponent of 0
• y0 = 1
• we are not multiplying by anything
• Example: 50 = 1, 90 = 1
Exercise
1. What is the value of 63 ?
2. What is the value of 34 ?
3. What is the value of 2-4?
4. What is the value of 5-2?
5. What is the value of (-3)5?
6. What is the value of (-2)-5?
7. What is the value of (10)0?
8. What is the value of 52 + 62 ?
Laws of Exponents a x  a y  a x y

ax x y
 a
ay

(a x ) y a xy

(ab) x  a xb x
x
a ax
   x
b b

x 1
a  x
a
x

a  ax
y y
Multiplying Variables with Exponents

x 4 x5 = (x2y3) (x2y4) =
Dividing Variables with Exponents

x7 =
x3
Exercise
1. Simplify (2x5y2)(3y3)
2. Simplify (12y5z3) ÷ (4y2z4)
3. Simplify (3a6b5)(5a2bc3)
4. Simplify (30x6y4z2) ÷ (5x2y2z5)
5. Simplify (10x3y) × (2xy6) ÷ (4x2y3)
Fractional Exponents
Exercise
1. What is the value of 251/2 ?
2. What is (8)5/3 ?
3. 1
Solving Exponential Equations
• Simple method:
same base
• Examples:

we will get two solutions

Don’t worry,
this is acceptable
Solving Exponential Equations
• Examples: (Get the same base)
Exercise: Solving Exponential Equations
1) 5)

2)

6)
3)

4)
Solving Exponential Equations

How?

> We need to solve using LOGARITHM

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