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EXPONENTS









                               Basic operations



                               • Multiplication and division are performed using the rules for


                                    operation with exponent:






                                                                        Law of Exponent




                                                                             m
                                                                                          n
                                                                 • a x a = a                           m+n

                                                                                            n
                                                                             m
                                                                 • a  a =a                              m-n

                                                                               m n
                                                                 • (a ) = a                       mn



                                                                                                        n
                                                                                           n
                                                                 • (a x b) = a x b                                  n
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