Simplifying Powers of Ten: Positive and Negative Exponents

This video tutorial covers the concept of powers of 10, focusing on positive, zero, and negative exponents. It explains how to simplify expressions with positive exponents using a trick involving zeros, clarifies the result of any number raised to the zero power, and explores the patterns and calculations involved with negative exponents, including their representation as fractions and decimals.

What is the simplified form of 10 to the power of 4?

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 1,000,000

• 1,000

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

How many zeros are there in the simplified form of 10 to the power of 7?

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 5

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

What is the simplified form of 10 to the power of 1?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1,000

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

What is the value of any number raised to the power of zero?

• 0

• 1

• 10

• 100

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

What is the simplified form of 10 to the power of 0?

• 100

• 10

• 1

• 0

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is the simplified form of 10 to the power of -2?

• 1

• 10

• 0.1

• 0.01

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

How do you express 10 to the power of -4 as a fraction?

• 1/10

• 1/1,000

• 1/100

• 1/10,000

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

What is the decimal form of 10 to the power of -3?

• 0.1

• 1

• 0.01

• 0.001

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

How many zeros are there in the decimal form of 10 to the power of -5?

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is the fraction form of 10 to the power of -7?

• 1/10

• 1/100

• 1/10,000,000

• 1/1,000,000

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3