1F Index notation

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Good morning!

Schedule: 

• Learning goals
• What did we do last lesson? 
• Index notation 
• Homework 

Learning goals 

At the end of this lesson I can:

• Use index notation to write the product of identical numbers
• Use the correct vocabulary regarding index notation

Last Lesson

1F: Index notation 

You write: 4 ⋅ 4 ⋅  4 ⋅  4 ⋅ 4 = _______________

You say: _________________

1F: Index notation 

You write: 4 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 4  = 4⁵

You say: Four to the fifth (power) 

What about:  5⋅5⋅5⋅5 =

What do you say?

You use index notation to write the product of identical numbers

Write this in the back of your notebook

5​2​​

5​8​​

128​3​​

5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5

128 ⋅ 128 ⋅ 128

5 ⋅ 5 

2 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 2

8 ⋅ 8 ⋅ 8 ⋅ 8 ⋅ 8 

Vocabulary 

5​3​​

Vocabulary 

5​3​​

Exponent/ index/power

Base

Write this in the back of your notebook

Famous Math Problem

if the exponent is equal to 0 it becomes 1             x⁰ =  1 

if the base is equal to 0 it becomes 0                     0^x = 0 

what is 0⁰  ???

Homework

1F             1, 2aceg, 3bde, 6

                                        

                                        MyiMaths

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Due Tuesday 20-9!