Grade 9 Revision of Exponents - South African Curriculum

Anything to the power of 0 =

• 0

• 1

• 0.5

• 0.25

• When we want to add exponents, the exponents need to be the same!

• When we want to add exponents, you only add the numbers at the bottom of the exponents!

• When we want to add exponents, the bases need to be the same!

• When we want to add exponents, we need to multiply the bases together!

When we divide exponents who have the same bases, we will _____ the exponents from one another

• Minus

• Add

• Multiply

• Divide

• The individual forgot to add the bases and not minus them

• We cannot minus the the top exponent from the bottom exponent

• 0

It is always important to leave your answers as:

• positive exponents

• negative exponents

• fractions

• a number