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Warm up Today we will review the properties of exponents. You may have learned this before, but hopefully today you will have a better understanding as to why the rules are what they are. Open your textbooks to page 245. Do the Investigation Steps 1-7. Start by working alone. You will have a chance to work with a partner soon. Slide 2 Properties of Exponents and Power Functions Slide 3 Hand-Out Keep this sheet in your notes! Slide 4 We need to add two more properties to the list You can write these on the back of your hand- out, or in the margins. Slide 5 Example 1: Use the properties to solve an equation. Slide 6 Example 1: solution Slide 7 Example 2 Slide 8 Example 2 Solution Slide 9 Power Function Slide 10 You have seen power functions before Slide 11 Power Rules Slide 12 Example solving Power Functions Slide 13 Solution Slide 14 Homework 5.2 Worksheet: 1 a-g, 2 a-g, 3 a-c, 4 a-d.