MA.8.A.6.3Archived Standard

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Simplify real number expressions using the laws of exponents.

Remarks

Example 1: 32 · 33 = 3·3·3·3·3 = 35Example 2: Find the value of the expression 43 - 33.Example 3: Simplify the following expression:

General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 8
Body of Knowledge: Algebra
Idea: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Supporting Idea: Number and Operations - Number and Operations
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Content Complexity Rating: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts - More Information
Date of Last Rating: 06/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes

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Multiplying terms that have the same base:

Students explore numerical examples involving multiplying exponential terms that have the same base. They generalize the property of exponents where, when multiplying terms with the same base, the base stays the same and the exponents are added together.

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