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Introduction
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Chapter 1: Basic Operations
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Chapter 2: Functions
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Chapter 3: Integers
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Chapter 4: Rational Numbers
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Chapter 5: Equations with One-Variable
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Chapter 6: Equations with Two-Variables
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MidTerm
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Chapter 7: Simultaneous Equations
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Chapter 8: Exponents
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Chapter 9: Polynomials
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Chapter 10: Factoring
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Chapter 11: Algebraic Fractions
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Chapter 12: Square Roots
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Chapter 13: Quadratics
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Chapter 14: Real Numbers
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Chapter 15: Fractional Equations
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Chapter 16: Inequalities
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Final Exam
Lesson 4: Zero & Negative Exponents
Algebra
Lesson 4: Zero & Negative Exponents
What?
Think about what it would mean for an exponent to be negative. If there is an exponent that means you are multiplying a number by itself a certain number of times. How can you do that a negative number of times? Or using the definition of negatives meaning opposite, how can you multiply a number by itself an opposite number of times?
Weird right? Well, today we will look at patterns that exponents make to figure out what it means to have a negative or even zero exponent.
Pause the lesson video as needed to work through the problems along with me.
Practice working with equivalent equations by doing the following exercises from Chapter 8 Lesson 4 in your textbook.
#4, 5(a, b, c, e, f), 6, 7(a, c, e, g), 8(a - n)
Let me know in the comments below (only viewable if you are NOT in fullscreen mode) or in the forum if you have any questions.
Add zero and negative exponent properties to your exponents reference page. This will be a new section of your page for properties of exponents. You will need to leave room in the laws section for two more laws and for another section to be added to your page in another chapter.
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