Topics for Today:
Today we discussed how to manage multiplying powers with the same base. We looked at several examples as well as explored how to multiply numbers together that are in scientific notation. In summary, when multiplying powers with the same base, just keep the base and add the exponents together. This process works for both positive and negative exponents.
Graphic Credit: https://www.onlinemath4all.com/multiply-powers.html
Sections Covered in Textbook:
8-3: Multiplication Properties of Exponents (pages 405-410)
Resources & Tutorials:
1) What is the product of powers rule? 2) How do you find the product of powers?
3) How do you multiply numbers using scientific notation?
