Exponent Rules Review in Algebra 1

The video provides a comprehensive review of exponents, covering basic concepts, rules, and examples. It explains how to handle negative and zero exponents, and introduces scientific notation for dealing with very large or small numbers. The video concludes with a summary of the chapter and encourages students to prepare for their test.

What is 3 to the fifth power?

• 343

• 125

• 243

• 215

If a negative number is raised to an even power, the result is always:

• Undefined

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

What does a negative exponent indicate?

• The base is negative

• The power is negative

• The result is negative

• The base is flipped to the denominator

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

• 0

• 1

• The base itself

• Undefined

When multiplying powers with the same base, you should:

• Divide the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

• Add the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

What is the result of 3 to the third power?

• 9

• 27

• 81

• 243

In scientific notation, what does moving the decimal to the right do to the exponent?

• Decreases it

• Increases it

• Leaves it unchanged

• Makes it negative

What is 438,000 in scientific notation?

• 4380 x 10^2

• 43.8 x 10^4

• 438 x 10^3

• 4.38 x 10^5

How do you express 0.000002175 in scientific notation?

• 2.175 x 10^-6

• 21.75 x 10^-7

• 0.2175 x 10^-5

• 217.5 x 10^-8

What is the result of dividing powers with the same base?

• You multiply the exponents

• You add the exponents

• The base changes

• You subtract the exponents