Grade 10

Revision sheet
Quarter objectives

1. Ch3:L1: Laws of exponents

2. Ch3:L2: fractional exponents

3. Ch3:L3: Graphing exponential functions

4. Ch3:L4: solving exponential equation

5. Ch5: vectors

6. Ch6: trigonometric rules

Multiplication x a  x b  x ab

b
Power to a Power  x a   xab

n
Power of a
Product ab  anbn

Zero

Exponents
x 0 1

Division
x a  x ab
xb

Power of a  x  n  xn

Quotient
 y  yn
1.

Simplifying 2.

3.
 Simplifying Exponents
Step Method Example

1 Label all unlabeled exponents “1”

Take the reciprocal of the fraction and make the outside

3 Get rid of any inside parentheses.

4 Reduce any fractional coefficients.

Move all negatives either up or down.

6 Combine all like bases.

7 Distribute the power to all exponents.

g. h. 121/8 125/6 =

i. (51/3 x1/4)3 = j. (26 46)-1/6 =

k. = l.
FRACTIONAL EXPONENT RULE:

For any real number a and integers n and m:

Examples:

a. 161/2 = =4 b. 271/3 = = 3

c. (-8)1/3 = = -2 d. (16)1/4 = =2

RATIONAL EXPONENTS

Exponent (numerator)
Exponential Radical Notation
Notation

x1/2
x 1/2

x2/3
Base (x) Root (denominator) x3/4

RADICALS

Index am/n

a-m/n

Radicand
RULE:

EXAMPLES:

Evaluate each of the following without the use of a calculator!

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

RULE:

EXAMPLES:

Evaluate each of the following without the use of a calculator!

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

RULE:

EXAMPLES:

Evaluate each of the following without the use of a calculator!

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 7. 8.
6.

9. 10. 11.
12.
 Mad Math Minute!

Name: Date:

   
2 3 7
1. x 3 2. 2x  3. 4x 

 
4 1 1
4. 3x  5. x 3 6. 100 2 

4 3
7. y 13  8.  x   9. x 32 


10. 4912  11.
1
x 5 12.  x 4  

1 5 3
13. x 12  14. 16 2  15.  x  

16. x 51  17.  15 x 
3
 18. 4
3
2 
 
 RADICALS
Warm Up Simplify the following square root and cube root expressions

1. 3.

2. 4.

EXAMPLE ONE  Simplifying square roots with variables

a) b)

EXAMPLE TWO  Rationalizing the denominator

5 b) 7
a) 1 2
3
6 5

EXAMPLE THREE  Multiplying Radical Expressions

c) d)

EXAMPLE FOUR  Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions

a) b) c)
 PRACTICE

1. 2. 3. x11

4. 5. 6.

Simplify using the exponent rules. (No decimals, keep as fractions)

1.
2. 3.

5. (a3b‐6)(a2b0)
6.
4.

8. 9.
7.
1.
5.
6.

9. 10.
7.

15. 63 32  53 4
12. 3
24  3 3 4.

5 2
2. 13. 14.
3 7 1 4 3
 EXPONENT PROPERTIES

EXAMPLE FOUR Re-write the radical expression in exponential form.

a) b) c) d)

EXAMPLE FIVE Simplify the expression without using a calculator.

a) b) c) d)