Rules of Exponents

The number used as a factor is called this

• BASE

• exponent

• power

• perfect square

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This number tells how many times to take the base as a factor

• base

• exponent

• perfect square

• ( )

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Squares of whole numbers are called

• exponents

• bases

• perfect squares

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Which expression has a base of 3?

• 53

• 5³

• 3²

• C

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Which expression has an exponent of 5?

• 555

• 5⁴

• 8⁵

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We use this when the base is a negative number or a fraction

• a base

• a perfect square

• ( )

• factor

An example of a perfect square is

• 2

• 16

• 30

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Numbers with exponents are called

• powers

• perfect squares

• squared

• cubed

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An exponent of 3 is also called

• prime

• perfect

• cubed

• squared

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3³ written as a product of the same factor is

• (3)(3)(3)

• 3

• 27

• 9

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