What to Do When Exponents are Negative or Zero

Students turned in the take home portion of the Chapter 7 test today.

Two more rules about exponents were shared today. They are:

Anything to the zero power is 1. The only exception is 0 to the zero power, and that is undefined.

Any number to a negative power can be rewritten as the reciprocal to the positive power.

Be sure to read Lesson 8.2 before completing tonight's homework.

Tonight's homework: Lesson 8.1 (63 - 68, all) and Lesson 8.2 (15 - 45, odd)