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Zero and Negative
Exponents
Miss Dascher- Algebra 1
 Review block
Do the following in your calculator & write in notes.
Problem #1 Problem #2
23= 103=
22= 102=
21= 101=
20= 100=
2-1= 10-1=
2-2= 10-2=
2-3= 10-3=
 Review block
Answers
Problem #1 Problem #2
23= 8 103= 1,000
22= 4 102= 100
21= 2 101= 10
20= 1 100= 1
2-1= or .5 10-1= 1/10 or .1
2-2= or .25 10-2= 1/100 or .01
2-3= or .125 10-3= 1/1000 or .001
 Zero Exponents
Do the following in your calculator.

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

0 0 0
2= (-5) = () =
 Zero Exponents
Answers

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

0 0 0
2 =1 (-5) = 1 () = 1
 Zero Exponents
If you raise any non-zero number to 0, the answer is 1.

0
a =1
0
Only Exception: 0 = Undefined
So Why is the answer always 1?
So Why is the answer always 1?
23= 8
22= 4
What pattern
21= 2 did you see in
your Review
20= 1 Block
answers?
2-1= or .5
2-2= or .25
2-3= or .125
So Why is the answer always 1?
23= 8 2
22= 4 Each answer
1 2
2=2 was divided by
2, which is the
20= 1 2 base.

-1 2
2 = or .5
2-2= or .25 2
2-3= or .125 2
This proves why 2 = 1
0
So Why is the answer always 1?
103=
102=
101=
100=
10-1=
10-2=
10-3=
So Why is the answer always 1?
103= 1,000
102= 100
101= 10 What pattern
do you see in
100= 1 your answers?

10-1= 1/10 or .1
10-2= 1/100 or .01
10-3= 1/1000 or .001
So Why is the answer always 1?
103= 1,000 10
102= 100 10 Each answer is

101= 10 divided by 10,

which is the
0 10
10 = 1 10
base.

-1
10 = 1/10 or .1
-2 10
10 = 1/100 or .01
-3 10
10 = 1/1000 or .001
This proves why 10 = 1
0
If youre reading
this, its
Negative
Exponent time
 Negative Exponents
Example 1 Example 2
-2
7-3 = 1_ (-5) = 1_
2
73 (-5)
Example 3
-4
(2) = 1_
(2)4
 negative Exponents
For every nonzero number a and integer n,

-n
a =_1_
an
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