SOAR Alg1 | 7-1 Intro to Exponents

Multiple Choice

What is an exponent?

• A number that indicates how many times to multiply a base by itself.

• A term used to describe the square root of a number.
• A number that represents a fraction of a base.
• A symbol used to denote addition in equations.

Multiple Choice

What is the base of an exponent?

• The number being raised to a power.

• The power to which the number is raised.

• The base of an exponent is always 1.
• The result of the exponentiation.

Drag and Drop

Identify the base and the exponent of this expression: $$x^4$$

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is the base & ​

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is the exponent.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Multiple Choice

What is the expanded form of $$3^4$$ ?

• $$3\times4$$

• $$4\times4\times4$$

• $$3\times3\times3\times3$$

Multiple Choice

What symbol is sometimes used to represent an exponent?

• /
• *
• ^
• %

Multiple Choice

What is this symbol ^ called?

• caret
• underscore
• tilde
• circumflex

Multiple Choice

Are exponents commutative?

• No, exponents are not commutative.

  $$3^2\ne2^3$$

• Yes, exponents are commutative.

  $$3^2=2^3$$

Match

Match each exponential expression with its expanded form.

• $$y^3$$

• $$x^2$$

• $$a^4$$

• $$z^5$$

• $$y\times y\times y$$

• $$x\times x$$

• $$a\times a\times a\times a$$

• $$z\times z\times z\times z\times z$$

Math Response

Use your calculator to calculate $$5^4$$

Type answer here

Correct Answer: 625

Deg^°

Rad

Match

Match each exponent expression with how it would be read.

• $$x^2$$

• $$x^3$$

• $$x^4$$

"x squared"

"x cubed"

"x to the fourth power"

• "x squared"

• "x cubed"

• "x to the fourth power"

Multiple Choice

Which exponent is associated with finding the area of squares?

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 2

Multiple Choice

Which exponent is associated with finding the volume of cubes?

• 4
• 2
• 1
• 3