2 - 2 Laws of Exponents The laws of exponents are listed below: - PDF document

Exponents and Radicals روذـجلا و سـسلؤا 2 -1 Exponents سـُسُلؤا • If a is any real number and n is a positive integer, then the n th power of a is: exponent a n a n = a × a × a × … × a base n factors • The number a is called the base. • The number n is called the exponent. • The number n is also called the power or the index. • Examples: 4 3 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 64 3 5 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 243 2 GFP - Sohar University SET 1 - Chapter 2

2 - 2 Laws of Exponents نيناوق سـُسُلؤا The laws of exponents are listed below: SET 1 - Chapter 2 3 GFP - Sohar University Example 1: Solution: 4 GFP - Sohar University SET 1 - Chapter 2

Example 2: Solution: Example 3: Solution: SET 1 - Chapter 2 5 GFP - Sohar University Example 4: Solution: Example 5: Solution: 6 GFP - Sohar University SET 1 - Chapter 2

Example 6: Solution: SET 1 - Chapter 2 7 GFP - Sohar University 2 - 3 Laws of Radicals نيناوق روذجلا The laws of radicals are listed below: 8 GFP - Sohar University SET 1 - Chapter 2

Example 7: Solution: SET 1 - Chapter 2 9 GFP - Sohar University Example 8: Solution: 10 GFP - Sohar University SET 1 - Chapter 2

Example 8: Solution: SET 1 - Chapter 2 11 GFP - Sohar University