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Exponent Laws: Same Base or Same Exponent

Powers multiply by adding exponents, nest by multiplying them, and distribute over a product -- each law read straight off the meaning of a power as repeated multiplication. The problems here rewrite to a common base or a common exponent, or factor a shared power out of a sum, and then compare what is left; pairing 2s with 5s to make powers of ten is the same rewrite, and some use a given inequality to bound the result.

grade 8 Expressions Convert to AlgebraLook for a Pattern

Builds on: Read a Number by Its Prime Exponents

Progression (7)

g8 1. Same exponent, so match the bases Expressions · foundational
g8 2. Match the exponents, then compare bases Expressions · foundational
g8 3. Rewrite in base 2 and factor the sum Expressions · core
g8 4. Pair 2s with 5s to make powers of ten Expressions · core
g8 5. Solve for the building blocks, then rebuild Expressions · advanced
g8 6. Multiply top and bottom to use the given power ExpressionsNumber system · advanced
g8 7. Chain the given inequality twice Expressions · advanced