Unit 7, Lesson 7
Combining Bases
Accelerated 7
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In this lesson, students explore what happens with exponent rules when the bases are different. They make use of structure when decomposing numbers into their constituent factors and regrouping them (MP7). This leads to the new rule
- Generalize a process for multiplying expressions with different bases having the same exponent, and justify (orally and in writing) that
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Required Materials
Activity 3
Required Preparation
Activity 2
Create a visual display (or add to an existing display) of the exponent rule
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