Chapter 5 Sections 7 and 8

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Chapter 5 Sections 7 and 8

• Division of Polynomials
• and
• Negative Exponents

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Division by a Monomial

• To divide by a monomial we simply need to recall
  two facts the quotient rule for exponents, and
  how to break-up a fraction.

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Example
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Your Turn
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Negative Exponents

• Consider the following problem

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Negative Exponents

• For any real number a that is nonzero and any
  integer n,

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Simplify with no Negative Exponents
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Your Turn
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Two Additional Properties
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Simplify
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Scientific Notation

• Converting rather large numbers or ones that are
  real close to 0 into a more manageable form is
  the job of scientific notation. For example,
  consider the numbers 0.000000000000000000012and
  123,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

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Simplify