Summary: Math 3B Worksheet 3
G. Kennedy
1 Exponent Formulas
"e.g. powers of x" (x is a variable) or powers of a number
xn
= x · x · · · · · x
ncopies
, x is the base, n is the exponent
Exponent Laws (Try to prove the last two!):
· x0
= 1
· x-n
= 1
xn
· x
1
n = n

x
· xm

Source: Akhmedov, Azer - Department of Mathematics, University of California at Santa Barbara

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