Understanding Exponents and Inverse Operations

What are exponents?

• A special type of math operation

• A way to add numbers quickly

• A symbol for division

• Numbers that are always negative

What do inverse operations do?

• They always make numbers bigger

• They undo each other

• They only work with multiplication

• They are used to find the sum of numbers

What is the inverse operation of an exponent?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Roots

• Division

What is another name for the root sign?

• The plus sign

• The radical sign

• The equal sign

• The minus sign