Laws of Powers Flashcard

Front

Which is equivalent to 3^{4 ?}

Back

81

Front

7⁰=

Back

1

Front

Anything raised to a power of zero is always:

Back

1

Front

Write a rule for multiplying exponents.

Example: x^ax^b

Back

Keep the bases the same, add the exponents

Front

Write a rule for exponents using powers of powers.

Example: (x^a)^b

Back

Keep the bases the same, multiply the exponents

Front

Negative Exponent Law states: you must change the exponent to a positive by doing what?

Back

move it to the opposite side of fraction bar

Front

(y⁹)^-2

Back

1/y¹⁸

Front

Simplify: (2x³y⁵)³

Back

8x⁹y¹⁵

Front

Back

a²b⁷

Front

Back

m⁶