6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Exponents

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An exponent is used to express a

number that is a product of

factors that are the same.

20 
 1

21 
 2

22 
 2  2 
 4

23 
 2  2  2 
 8

24 
 2  2  2  2 
 16

25 
 2  2  2  2  2 
 32

26 
 2  2  2  2  2  2 
 64

27 
 2  2  2  2  2  2  2 
 128

28 
 2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2 
 256

Study these examples.

26 
 2  2  2  2  2  2

Remember:An exponent

tells how many times to use

the baseas a factor.

42 
 4  4

42 
 16

exponential form standard form

Read 4^2 as:

“four squared,”

“four to the second power,” or

“the second power of four.”

53 
 5  5  5

53 
 125

exponential form standard form

Read 5^3 as:

“five cubed,”

“five to the third power,” or

“the third power of five.”

Read 2^6 as:

“two to the sixth power,” or

“the sixth power of two.”

base

exponent

Write each product in exponential form.

1. 7  7  7  7 2. 3  3  3  3  3 3. 9  9  9


2. 11  11 5. 15  15  15  15 6. 100  100  100


3. 8  8  8  8  8  8 8. 6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6


4. 2  2  2  2  2  2  2 10. 5  5  5  5  5

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