Exponent Properties

Exponent Properties

Vocabulary

Factor (noun): a number being multiplied.

Base: the repeated factor in a power.

Exponent: the number of times the factor is used.

Multiple Choice

Write out expression to show the factors.

 $4^7$  

•  $4+4+4+4+4+4+4$  
  

•  $4\cdot4\cdot4\cdot4\cdot4\cdot4\cdot4$  
  

Multiple Choice

Write the product using exponents.

 $8\cdot8\cdot8\cdot8\cdot8=$  

•  $8^3$  

•  $8^5$  

•  $32768$  

•  $40$  

Multiple Choice

Identify the Base and the Exponent:

 $5^2$  

• Base: 5 
  Exponent: 2

• Base: 2
  Exponent: 5

Multiple Choice

Identify the Base and the Exponent:

 $6x^7$  

• Base: 6
  Exponent: 7

• Base: x
  Exponent: 7

• Base: 7
  Exponent: 6

• Base: 7
  Exponent: x

Multiple Choice

Identify the Base and the Exponent:

 $\left(3x\right)^2$  

• Base: 3
  Exponent: 2 
  

• Base: x
  Exponent: 2

• Base: 3x
  Exponent: 2

• Base: 2
  Exponent: 3x