Mastering 5-1 Exponent Rules

The video tutorial covers the rules of exponents, including multiplication and division of exponents, working with coefficients, and understanding negative exponents. Students are guided through practice problems to reinforce their understanding, with a focus on simplifying expressions and applying the commutative property.

What page numbers were assigned for homework?

• Page 207, problems 1-74 and 79-86

• Page 207, problems 1-79

• Page 207, problems 74-86

• Page 207, all problems

What does the exponent signify in an expression?

• The number of times the base is divided by itself

• The number of times the base is added to itself

• The number of times the base is subtracted from itself

• The number of times the base is multiplied by itself

When multiplying exponents with the same base, what should you do?

• Subtract the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

• Add the exponents

• Divide the exponents

What is the base of an exponent?

• The number that is being divided

• The number that is being added

• The number that is being subtracted

• The number that is raised to the power

What is the result of 2 to the 5th power?

• 128

• 64

• 32

• 16

What does a coefficient in an expression imply?

• The variable is to be multiplied

• The variable is to be subtracted

• The variable is to be divided

• The variable is to be added

What does the commutative property allow in expressions with coefficients?

• Rearranging the variables

• Rearranging the coefficients

• Rearranging the bases

• Rearranging the exponents

How do you handle a negative exponent?

• By multiplying the base by itself

• By creating a reciprocal of the base and making the exponent positive

• By adding it to the base

• By subtracting it from the base

When dividing exponents with the same base, what should you do?

• Divide the exponents

• Add the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

What is the simplified form of a negative exponent?

• A positive number

• A negative number

• An integer

• A fractional amount