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Zeroth Power

Zeroth Power

Assessment

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Mathematics

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
8.EE.A.1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Frances Hale

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6 Slides • 7 Questions

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Zeroth Power

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What we already know about exponents

  •  xmxn=xm+nx^m\cdot x^n=x^{m+n}  

  •  (xm)n =xmn\left(x^m\right)^{n\ }=x^{m\cdot n}  

  •  (xy)n = xnyn\left(x\cdot y\right)^{n\ }=\ x^n\cdot y^n  

  •  xmxn=xmn\frac{x^m}{x^n}=x^{m-n}  

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Open Ended

What should

 303^0  equal?

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 x0 = 1x^{0\ }=\ 1  

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Multiple Choice

 x0xnx^0\cdot x^n  

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 xnx^n  

2

1

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Multiple Choice

 x0x0x^0\cdot x^0  

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0

2

1

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Multiple Choice

 (xo)n\left(x^o\right)^n  

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1

2

 xnx^n  

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Multiple Choice

 (x0)0\left(x^0\right)^0  

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1

2

x

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Multiple Choice

 (xy)0\left(x\cdot y\right)^0  

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 xyx\cdot y  

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1

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Expanded Form

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Final Questions

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Open Ended

Simplify as much as possible:



 41041070\frac{4^{10}}{4^{10}}\cdot7^0  

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Explain why

 (a0+b0)a0\left(a^0+b^0\right)a^0  and  (a0+b0)b0\left(a^0+b^0\right)b^0  
are equal

Hint: Use the distributive law and the definition of the zeroth power

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