Laws of Exponents

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

• Multiply
• Add
• Divide
• Subtract

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

• add
• subtract
• multiply
• divide

Power to a Power Law states: keep the base the same and do this to the exponents.

• multiply
• add
• subtract
• divide

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0
• 1
• itself
• negative

Simplify:  $3^2\cdot3^4$  

•  $3^6$  

•  $3^8$  

•  $3^2$  

•  $3^{-2}$  

Simplify:  $5\cdot5^3$  

•  $5^1$  

•  $5^2$  

•  $5^3$  

•  $5^4$  

Select two equivalent expressions.

• 36
• 1/36
• 1/12

Simplify the exponential expression:

• 10x^-2
• 2x²
• 2x¹²
• 10x¹²

Simplify: (x²)³

• x⁵
• x⁶
• x¹
• x^-1