Unit 9 : Laws of Exponents

Evaluate this expression using the quotient rule.

• 9⁵
• 9⁹
• 1⁵
• 9^-5

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³
• 1/9^-3
• 1/9³
• 729

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 same base we _______ the exponents.

• Multiply
• Add
• Divide
• Subtract

How do you write
5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5
with an exponent?

• 5⁷
• 5⁶
• 7⁵
• 5

Simplify:
b² ⋅ b⁴

• b⁸
• b⁶
• b²
• 2b⁶

Simplify:
(x⁵)⁴

• x⁹
• x²⁰
• x
• x⁵⁴

Simplify (-1/2)⁰

• 1
• 0
• -1
• -2

According to exponent rules, when we raise the power to a power we _______ the exponents.

• add
• subtract
• multiply
• divide

• a⁷
• a¹⁰
• a³
• a^-3