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Negative and Zero Exponents
2
Find the Pattern
Complete the table.
Exponent Form Standard form Rule?
24 16
23 8
22 4
21 2
20
2-1
3
Find the Pattern
Exponent Form Standard form Rule?
24 16
23 8 1/2 previous
22 4 1/2 previous
21 2 1/2 previous
20
2-1
4
Find the Pattern
Exponent Form Standard form Rule?
24 16
23 8 1/2 previous
22 4 1/2 previous
21 2 1/2 previous
20 1 1/2 previous
2-1 1/2 previous
5
Find the Pattern
Exponent Form Standard form Rule?
24 16
23 8 1/2 previous
22 4 1/2 previous
21 2 1/2 previous
20 1 1/2 previous
2-1 1/2 1/2 previous
What do you think 2-2 would be?
1/4
6
Solve
1/8 1/16 1/3,125 1/36
Basically, turn into Standard Form using the
positive exponent and then make it the
denominator of the fraction.

• 2-3
• 4-2
• 5-5
• 6-2

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Zero Power?

• Look back. What happened to in 20?

Thats right. ANYTHING to the zero power is 1.
Math is FUN! Anything to the Zero Power is One.
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Practice
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Questions?

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