Exploring Powers with Non-negative Integer Exponents

Exploring Powers with Non-negative Integer Exponents
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2018-10-02 21:19
This example demonstrates the calculation and visualization of powers with non-negative integer exponents. The core math concepts involved include exponentiation, numerical variation patterns. Key GeoGebra commands and objects used in the construction are baseOfPower (base), exponentOfPower (exponent), valueOfPower (power value), thePower (power expression), theValue (power numeric value), TEXT (text display), exponentLabel (exponent label), and baseLabel (base label). Suitable for middle school students and above to learn properties of exponentials, or for mathematical teaching demonstrations.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. LaTeX("\text{\textbf{Question: }How does the value of a power change as the exponent changes?\\\textbf{Instructions: }Begin by choosing a base. What happens to the value of the power as\\the exponent gets larger? What happens when the exponent is 0? What happens when\\you change the base?}") → TEXT
  2. LaTeX((("\text{Exponent=\(" * exponentOfPower) * "\)}")) → exponentLabel
  3. LaTeX((("\text{Base=\(" * baseOfPower) * "\)}")) → baseLabel