Lesson 260 of 1524
5.6 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation
You used the Product Property of Exponents to simplify the expressions
Practice this chapterYou used the Product Property of Exponents to simplify the expressions You interpreted the meaning of negative exponents in this equation.
You used negative exponents in exponential growth equations to solve real-world problems You also created a graph to represent the situation.
Be able to describe the meaning of a negative exponent in equations that represent exponential growth and decay; write equations that represent exponential growth and decay to solve problems; graph an equation that represents exponential decay to solve a problem.
Worked example
What does this chapter state?
- 1You used the Product Property of Exponents to simplify the expressions
- 2That claim is the chapter’s own statement.
- 3Answer from the claim, not from where the chapter sits in the book.
Result: You used the Product Property of Exponents to simplify the expressions
Why. The sentence is taken from this chapter’s summary or key concepts.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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