Exponential Rules

What happens when I have a negative exponent in the numerator?

• I keep it as-is
• Move to the denominator
• Move to the numerator
• Take the square root

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CCSS.HSN.RN.A.1

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

Simplify
4^-2

• 1/16
• 16
• 1/4^-2
• 8

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CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

Simplify the expression.
x⁴ ⋅ x¹²

• x³
• x⁴⁸
• x¹⁶
• x⁸

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Simplify the exponential expression:

• 10x^-2
• 2x²
• 2x¹²
• 10x¹²

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

(-5d⁴g⁵)(2dg)

• -10dogs
• 10d³g⁴
• -10d⁴g⁵
• -10d⁵g⁶

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

Simplify

• 5c² ∕ d⁴
• 25c² ∕ d⁴
• 5c² ∕ d²
• joe

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Which expression is equivalent to ∜x

• x ^1/4
• x ^-1/4
• x⁴
• x^-4

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

Which is equivalent to (3^-2)^1/2?

• 1/3
• 1/9
• 3
• -3

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.1

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

Can you leave a negative exponent in your answer?

• YES
• NO

a³b(ab)²=

• a⁵b³
• a⁶b⁴
• a²b²
• a⁹b⁶

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3