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Who invented the term exponents?
Rene' Descartes
If two exponents have the same factor or base what happens to the exponents when the exponents are multipled?
The exponents are added.
What is x to the fifth power times x to the third power?
Use the properties of powers. In this case, you can combine powers with the same base, by simply adding the exponents.
Can you have negative exponents in the denominator?
You can have negative exponents anywhere. When they are in the denominator, they are equivalent to positive exponents in the numerator of a fraction.
When multiplying 2 or more variables with exponents what do you do with the exponents?
You add the exponents- x^2*x^6=x^8
Multiplication properties of exponents?
ummm........ i forget
Who invented the term exponents?
Rene' Descartes
How did Archimedes introduce exponents?
Archimedes is said to have invented exponents to express very large numbers. A passage from The Sand Reckoner is offered as evidence. To say that he invented exponents is a stretch of the facts; but he was aware of the concepts involved.
Why the properties using zero exponents and negative exponents specify that the bases be nonzero numbers?
Because the expressions are undefined for base = 0.
How do exponents help in math?
Exponents can simplify very ugly math problems and their relation to logarithms makes them invaluable. FYI logarithms were invented before exponents.
How are the properties of exponents and logarithms related?
Exponents and Logarithms work well together because they "undo" each other (so long as the base "a" is the same).
Which of the two Properties of Exponents require that the base of the exponent be the same in order to use that property?
i don no:(
Who invented physical properties?
The physical properties of materials are not invented, they are intrinsic, natural, specific characteristics of any material.
Why was the triangle invented?
The triangle was not invented. It is the result of observations of physical properties.
If two exponents have the same factor or base what happens to the exponents when the exponents are multipled?
The exponents are added.
When adding numbers with exponents do you add or subtract the exponents?
you do not do anything when you add numbers with exponents. you just figure out the answer. it is only if you multiply numbers with exponents, where you add the exponents..
Was antifreeze invented before cars?
Antifreeze properties of some liquids were known about long before cars were invented.
