Exponents

Lesson 6-1 Exponents Day 1

by Cynthia Huang

or Power

​Exponent Form:

or Power

​7 to the power of 3

​7 to the 3rd power

​7 cubed

​Reading/Naming

Multiple Choice

Which number is the BASE?
2³ = 8

• 2
• 3
• 8

Multiple Choice

Which number is the EXPONENT?

4^{2 =} 16

• 4
• 2
• 16

Writing Repeated Multiplication

The exponent tells you how many times to multiply the base together.

​Expanded Form:

​Example 1)

​Example 2)

​Example 3)

​Example 4)

​Example 5)

Multiple Choice

How would you write in expanded form

8⁶ ?

• 8 x 6
• 8 x 8 x 6
• 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8
• 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6

Multiple Choice

Write  $$7^5$$  in expanded form

• 7 x 2

• 7x 7 x 7 x 7 x 7

• 526

• 35

Multiple Choice

$$4^{3\ }$$  

Write in expanded form:

• 4x4x4

• 4+4+4

• 3x3x3x3

• 3+3+3+3

Multiple Choice

$$2^4$$  

Write in expanded form:

• 4x4

• 4+4

• 2x2x2x2

• 2+2+2+2

Multiple Select

Which equations with exponential expressions are true

• 3² = 3 • 3

• 4⁴ = 4 • 4

• 5⁴ = 4 • 4 • 4 • 4 • 4

• 7 • 7 • 7 • 7 • 7 • 7 = 7⁶

• 9³ = 9 • 9 • 9