READING NUMBERS - POWERS

Unidad AICLE

Order		statement containing numbers and operations
The number of times the base occurs as a factor.		+, -, x, :
Expression		some form of arrangement
Repeated factor in a power		[ ], ( )
Another name for exponent		exponent
The numbers or expressions multiplied to form a product.		base
Grouping symbols		a shorter process
Evaluate		power
Operation		factors
Simplify		find the answer to

• Positive integers indicate temperatures ______zero or height ______ sea level.
• Negative integers indicate temperatures ______zero or height ______sea level.
• On the Integer Line, positive integers are found to the ______of zero, while negative integers are found to the ______ of zero.
• The integers 4 and -4 are called ______ integers, since they are the same distance away from zero.
• The absolute value of a number is its distance away from ______.
• -1 is to the right of -4 on the number line; therefore -1 is greater than ______. We use the symbol ______to represent the words "greater than".
• -3 is to the left of 1 on the number line, therefore -3 is less than ______. We use the symbol ______to represent the words "less than".

(xm) x (xn) = x(m + n)		power of a product
(xm) / (xn) = x(m - n)		negative exponent
(xm)n = x(m x n)		quotient law
(xy)m = xm x ym		power of a power
(x/y)m =xm / ym		product law
x(-m) = 1 / xm		power of a quotient