8.7

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8.7 More Multiplication Properties of Exponents

• Power to a Power
• Product to a Power

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Let us explore...
What does raising to the 3rd power really mean
? What is another way to write ?
Expand each term. How many 5s do you have?
Rewrite the string of 5s by using exponents.
What might be a general rule for this process?
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If and m and n are integers,

• Notice! This is NOT the distribution property.
  
• Distribution is when a factor is multiplied over
  addition or subtraction!!!

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If and n is an integer,

• Notice! Again, this is NOT the distribution
  property.
• You should raise each term to the given power!!

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Your Turn!!
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• When raising a power to a power, I need to
  ____________________ the exponents.
• When raising a product to a power, I need to
• _________________________________________________
  _______________________________________