How Do You Evaluate an Expression with Exponents?

How Do You Evaluate an Expression with Exponents?

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Need to plug in a variable value into an expression? Great! Does the expression have an exponent in it? Even better! Follow along with this tutorial as you see how to simplify an expression for a given variable value.

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Background Tutorials

  • Introduction to Algebraic Expressions

      • What is a Variable?What is a Variable?

      What is a Variable?

      You can't do algebra without working with variables, but variables can be confusing. If you've ever wondered what variables are, then this tutorial is for you!

  • Powers and Exponents

      • How Do You Evaluate an Exponent?How Do You Evaluate an Exponent?

      How Do You Evaluate an Exponent?

      Exponents just indicate repeated multiplication. Watch this tutorial to see how you can evaluate an exponent by first writing it in expanded form. Take a look!

Further Exploration

  • Rules of Exponents

      • What's the Product of Powers Rule?What's the Product of Powers Rule?

      What's the Product of Powers Rule?

      Working with exponents can be lots of fun, as long as you understand how they work. In this tutorial you'll see how exponents add when you multiply the same number raised to different exponents!