Module 6: Exponents and Logarithms

 

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  1. Complete a table similar to the one shown by substituting the value of n into each exponential expression. Use your knowledge of exponent laws to rewrite each expression as a power with base 2.

    n

    2n

    4n

    −2

     

     

    −1

     

     

     

    0

     

     

     

    1

     

     

     

    2

     

     

  2. For each exponential expression in the column for 2n, find the equivalent expression in the other columns.1

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When you are given two exponential expressions, how can you determine if the expressions are equivalent?

 

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1 Adapted from Pre-Calculus 12. Whitby, ON: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2011. Reproduced with permission.