2 Math String Negative Exponents

4 x 4 =

• 16

• four squared

• 8

• four cubed

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

4 x 4 x 4 =

• 64

• four cubed

• four squared

• 16 x 4

•  $4^3$  

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

 $4^3$  =

• 64

• 12

• 42

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

 $4^2$  =

• 16

• 8

• 6

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

 $4^1$  =

• 4

• 5

• 1

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

 $4^0$  =

• 1

• 0

• 4

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Do you know the structure of exponents? What do positive exponents mean?

• I still don't know

• Exponents tell you how many times to add numbers together.

• Exponents tell you how many times to multiply numbers together.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Zero Exponents are defined so that they make sense with positive exponents. What is any number to the zero power?

• 1

• 0

• itself

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

The INVERSE or opposite operation of MULTIPLICATION

• ADDITION

• SUBTRACTION

• DIVISION

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CCSS.3.OA.C.7

POSITIVE EXPONENTS tell you to multiply, and DIVISION is the inverse of multiplication:

Since NEGATIVE EXPONENTS will be the inverse of POSITIVE EXPONENTS:

• NEGATIVE EXPONENTS tell you how many times to subtract numbers

• NEGATIVE EXPONENTS tell you how many times to multiply numbers

• NEGATIVE EXPONENTS tell you how many times to divide numbers.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1