Powers and Exponents

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Warm Up

Multiply. Write in simplest form.

1. 2.

3. 4.

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Warm Up

5. Devon separated a number of coins into five piles

with seven coins in each pile. Devon calculates the
number of coins using but his friend calculates the
number of coins using Are both of them correct?
Explain.

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Warm Up

Multiply. Write in simplest form.

4
1. −8 2.
9

3. 27
4. 81
8

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Warm Up

5. Devon separated a number of coins into five piles

with seven coins in each pile. Devon calculates the
number of coins using but his friend calculates the
number of coins using Are both of them correct?
Explain.

Yes; Sample answer: The Commutative Property of

Multiplication states that

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Standards for Mathematical Content

8.EE.A.1
Know and apply the properties of integer exponents to generate
equivalent numerical expressions.

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Standards for Mathematical Practice

MP1 Make sense of problems and persevere in solving

them.
MP2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MP3 Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning
of others.
MP4 Model with mathematics.
MP6 Attend to precision.
MP7 Look for and make use of structure.
MP8 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
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Lesson Goal

Students will write and evaluate expressions involving

powers and exponents.

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Learn
Write Products as Powers

A product of repeated factors can be expressed as a

power, that is, using an exponent and a base.

The Go Online animation shows that to write as a power,

express the number of times 3 is used as a factor as an
exponent.

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Learn
Write Products as Powers

4 factor s

⏞
3 ∙ 3 ∙ 3 ∙3 = 3
4

The base, 3, is the common factor that is being multiplied.

The exponent, 4, tells how many times the base is used as
a factor.

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Learn
Write Products as Powers

The expression has two different bases. To write this

expression using exponents, express the number of
times the base, 2, is used as a factor. Then express the
number of times −4 is used as a factor.

4 factor s
3 factor s ❑
2 ∙ 2∙ 2 ∙2 ∙ ⏞
⏞ 4 3
( − 4 ) ∙ ( − 4 ) ∙ ( − 4 ) =2 ∙ (− 4 )

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Learn
Write Products as Powers

Label each part of the expression with the correct term.

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Learn
Write Products as Powers

Complete the following statements about how powers

are read.

3 to the first power

3 to the second power or 3 squared
3 to the third power or 3 cubed
3 to the fourth power or 3 to the fourth
𝑛 facto rs 3 to the power or to the

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Example 1
Write Numerical Products as Powers

Write the expression using exponents.

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Example 1
Write Numerical Products as Powers

Think About It!

What are the repeated factors?

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Example 1
Write Numerical Products as Powers

The base is used as a factor 3 times, and the base

is used as a factor 4 times. So, the exponents are 3
and 4.

So,

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Example 1
Write Numerical Products as Powers

Talk About It!

Describe an advantage of writing a product of repeated
factors as a power.

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Example 1
Write Numerical Products as Powers

Check
Which of the following is equivalent to the expression

( )
4

( )
3
2 2 3
A. ∙ ( −5 )
3
B. ∙ ( −5 )
3 3

(3)
5

(3)
4
2 5 D. 2 ( ) 4
C. ∙ ( −5 ) ∙ −5
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Example 1
Write Numerical Products as Powers

Check
Which of the following is equivalent to the expression
C

( )
4

( )
3
2 2 3
A. ∙ ( −5 )
3
B. ∙ ( −5 )
3 3

(3)
5

(3)
4
2 5 D. 2 ( ) 4
C. ∙ ( −5 ) ∙ −5
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Pause and Reflect

Compare and contrast a product of repeated

factors with its equivalent power.

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Example 2
Write Algebraic Products as Powers

Write the expression a using exponents.

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Example 2
Write Algebraic Products as Powers

Commutative Property
The base a is a factor 2 times,
and base b is a factor 3 times

So,

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Example 2
Write Algebraic Products as Powers

Talk About It!

In the first step, why was the Commutative Property
used?

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Example 2
Write Algebraic Products as Powers

Check
Write the expression using exponents.

5 4
A. 𝑎 4 ∙ 𝑏5 C. 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏

5 3 6 4
B. 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏 D. 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏

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Example 2
Write Algebraic Products as Powers

Check
Write the expression using exponents. C

5 4
A. 𝑎 4 ∙ 𝑏5 C. 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏

5 3 6 4
B. 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏 D. 𝑎 ∙ 𝑏

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Learn
Negative Bases and Parentheses

For expressions that contain negative signs and/or

parentheses, the inclusion and placement of
parentheses can result in distinct expressions that
have different values. For example, do you think
that have the same value?

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Learn
Negative Bases and Parentheses

Complete the following which compares and contrasts the

expressions

Words The expression indicates that is The expression means

used as a factor b times. the opposite of .
Variables
Numbers

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Learn
Negative Bases and Parentheses

Talk About It!

When you evaluate their results are opposites. When
you evaluate are the results opposites? Explain why or
why not.

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Learn
Evaluate Powers

To evaluate an expression with a power, write the

power as a product and then multiply.
When evaluating expressions with powers or more than
one operation, it is important to remember to use the
order of operations.

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Learn
Evaluate Powers

Order of Operations
1. Simplify the expression inside the grouping symbols.
2. Evaluate all powers.
3. Perform multiplication and division in order from left
to right.
4. Perform addition and subtraction in order from left to
right.

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Example 3
Evaluate Numerical Expressions

Evaluate

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Example 3
Evaluate Numerical Expressions

Think About It!

According to the order of operations, what are the
first evaluations you will need to do?

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Example 3
Evaluate Numerical Expressions

Write powers
as products.
Multiply.
Add.

So,

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Example 3
Evaluate Numerical Expressions

Talk About It!

Are the expressions equivalent? Justify your
response.

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Example 3
Evaluate Numerical Expressions

Check
Evaluate

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Example 3
Evaluate Numerical Expressions

Check
Evaluate 485

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Example 4
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Evaluate

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Example 4
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Think About It!

Before you can evaluate the expressions, what
do you need to do?

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Example 4
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Replace a with 3 and b with

Write the powers as products.

Multiply.
Add.

So,
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Example 4
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Talk About It!

A classmate evaluated the expression and simplifying it
to . Find and correct the error.

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Example 4
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Check
Evaluate

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Example 4
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Check
Evaluate 117

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Example 5
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Evaluate

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Example 5
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Replace c with
Perform the operations in
grouping symbols.
Simplify.

So,

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Example 5
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Talk About It!

When you replace c with why should you evaluate
and not

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Example 5
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Check
Evaluate

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Example 5
Evaluate Algebraic Expressions

Check
1
Evaluate 40
9

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Apply
Mammals

The table shows the average

weights of two endangered
mammals. How much more does the
brown bear weigh than the panther?

Animal Weight (lb)

Panther
Brown Bear

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Mammals

Talk About It!

A female gorilla weighs pounds. How does this
compare to the panther’s and brown bear’s
average weight?

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Mammals

Check
Interstate 90 stretches almost miles across the United
States. Interstate 70 stretches almost miles across the
United States. How much longer is Interstate 90 than
Interstate 70?

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Mammals

Check
Interstate 90 stretches almost miles across the United
States. Interstate 70 stretches almost miles across the
United States. How much longer is Interstate 90 than
Interstate 70?

936 miles

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Pause and Reflect

How well do you understand the concepts from today’s

lesson? What questions do you still have? How can you get
those questions answered?

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Exit Ticket

Data storage capacity is measured in bytes and is based on

powers of 2.
The standard scientific meaning for the prefixes meta- and giga-
are one million and one billion, respectively. Each megabyte is
equal to bytes, and each gigabyte is equal to bytes.
A specific computer model is made to have 4 gigabytes of RAM.
Find the number of bytes of RAM the computer has. Write a
mathematical argument that can be used to defend your solution.

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Exit Ticket

Data storage capacity is measured in bytes and is based on

powers of 2.
The standard scientific meaning for the prefixes meta- and giga-
are one million and one billion, respectively. Each megabyte is
equal to bytes, and each gigabyte is equal to bytes.
A specific computer model is made to have 4 gigabytes of RAM.
Find the number of bytes of RAM the computer has. Write a
mathematical argument that can be used to defend your solution.
bytes; Sample answer: 4 can be written as , so the total number
of bytes is . This expression represents the product of 32 factors
of 2.
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