Exponent Rules

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative

According to exponent rules, when we divide powers we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

According to exponent rules, when we multiply powers we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

How do you solve:
(2x⁵)(6x⁴)

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  MULTIPLY exponents

• DIVIDE coefficients
  SUBTRACT exponents

• Combine like terms

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  ADD exponents

How would you change this to a positive exponent:
1/x^-3

• 1/x³

• x³

• 3x

• 1/3x

(2⁸)²

• 2¹⁶

• 2¹⁰

• 2⁶

• 2⁴

(-2)³⋅(-2)⁶

• (-2)⁹

• (-2)¹⁸

• (-2)⁻³

• (-2)

8⁷ ⁄ 8²

• 8⁵

• 8⁹

• 8¹⁴

• 1⁵

x⁵⁄x³

• x²

• x

• 1

• x⁸

3⁻⁴

• 1 ⁄ 3⁴

• -3⁴

• 3⁴

• 1 ⁄ 12