Number Systems and Proportional Logic · Number & Operations

Powers and Exponents

Mastering laws of exponents and scientific notation for expressing astronomical and microscopic scales.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the pattern of decreasing exponents justify the definition of a non zero number raised to the power of zero?
  2. 2Why is scientific notation more efficient than standard form when comparing the masses of planets?
  3. 3How do the laws of exponents relate to the repeated multiplication of base values?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Exponents and Powers - Class 8
Class: Class 8
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Number Systems and Proportional Logic
Period: Number & Operations

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