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Multiplication and Division…

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Properties of Exponents, a la Shmoop.

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When Shelton forged his resume… [Shelton using his laptop]

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… he never imagined his boss would be an alumnus of the “Copy Machine Conservatory.” [Shelton's boss fires him]

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Shelton needs to ace his first copy-making assignment or he’s toast. [Toast version of Shelton pops out a toaster]

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x number of board members are attending the fancy meeting. [Board meeting]

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The boss, never one to make things easy, wants enough handouts for each of the board members

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to the power of five…

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…multiplied by the number of board members to the power of three. [Problem written on a whiteboard]

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Shelton’s sure in a jam. [Toast version of Shelton with jam on]

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Until he remembers that, to multiply exponential variables, you simply need to add the exponents

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together.

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So x to the fifth times x cubed…

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…equals x to the power of five plus three…

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…equals x to the power of eight, piece of cake. [Working written on a whiteboard]

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Just as Shelton delivers the copies…

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…the boss tells him he changed his mind. [Shelton brings the papers to his boss]

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Instead, he wants enough handouts for each board member to the power of four…

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… divided by the number of board members to the power of two.

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This puts Shelton in a pickle. [A pickle lands on top of the toast version of Shelton]

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Until he remembers that, to divide exponential variables, you simply need to subtract the

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exponents.

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So x to the fourth divided by x squared…

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…equals x to the power of four minus 2…

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…equals x squared. [Working written on a whiteboard]

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Whew, looks like Shelton got it right and is going to bring home the bacon. [Girl eating cake]

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Until the Boss asks him to lead the board members in the “Copy Machine Conservatory’s” [Piece of bacon lands on the toast version of Shelton]

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Good Ol’ Happy Badger Fight song. [Someone puts another piece of bread on Shelton to make a sandwich and picks it up]

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