Exponent rules

In the problem below what would we do to the powers?

 $x^3\cdot x^8$  

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

What would we do to the powers in the following problem:

 $\left(a^3\right)^5$  

• divide

• subtract

• add

• multiply

In the following problem what would you do to the powers?

 $\frac{b^{9\ }}{b^4}$  

• divide

• multiply

• subtract

• add

Anything raised to the zero power is always what?

• 0

• 1

• x

• itself

A negative power always does what?

• Switches where its base is in the fraction (if its in the numerator, it goes to the denominator and vice versa)

• Always in the denominator

• Always in the denominator

• Nothing. Negative powers aren't really a thing.

 $3x^2\cdot7x^4$  

•  $10x^6$  

•  $21x^8$  

•  $21x^6$  

•  $10x^8$  

 $\frac{10d^8}{2d^5}$  

•  $5d^{\frac{8}{5}}$  

•  $8d^3$  

•  $8d^{\frac{8}{5}}$  

•  $5d^3$  

 $\left(2x^5\right)^4$  

•  $8x^{20}$  

•  $16x^{20}$  

•  $8x^9$  

•  $16x^9$  

 $x^0$  

• 1

• x

• 0

• 2