exponent rules
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maurihall Plus on September 30, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a^m times a^n | a^m+n |
| for a not equal to zero, a^m/a^n if m > n | a^m-n |
| for a not equal to zero, a^m/a^n if m < n | a/a^ n-m |
| for a not equal to zero, a^m/a^n if m = n | 1 |
| (ab)^m | a^m times b^m (also written a^mb^m) |
| (a/b)^m | a^m/b^m once b is not zero |
| (a^m)^n | a^mn (a to the power of m times n) |
| a^-1 | 1/a |
| a^-2 | 1/a^2 |
| a^(1/2) | square root of a |
| a^-(1/2) | 1/square root a |
| a^(3/2) | square root of (a to the power of 3) |
| a^ -(3/2) | 1/square root of (a to the power of 3) |
| a^1/3 | cube root of a |
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