Zero and Negative Exponents

Negative exponents follow a pattern that we reviewed in class. Quite simply, when working with negative exponents, you can turn the expression into one with positive exponents by writing the reciprocal of the original expression.

Working with zero exponents is very straight forward. Any number to the zero power is 1, as long as the base is not zero.

Tonight's Homework: Lesson 8.2 ( 14 - 42, FCO, 46 - 48 and 66 - 68 ).