Exponent Laws

When adding and subtracting monomials, you must .....

• subtract the exponents

• add the exponents

• multiply the exponents

• Keep the exponents as they are.

When multiplying monomials, you must

• Add the exponents.

• subtract the exponents.

• multiply the exponents

• keep the exponents as they are.

When you are dividing monomials, you must....

• add the exponents.

• subtract the exponents.

• multiply the exponents.

• keep the exponents as they are.

When you have exponents being raised to another exponent, you must....

• add the exponents.

• subtract the exponents.

• multiply the exponents

• keep the exponents as they are.

 $x^2+3x^2$  

•  $3x^2$  

•  $4x^2$  

•  $4x^4$  

•  $3x^4$  

 $3x^2\cdot4x^3$  

•  $7x$  

•  $7x^5$  

•  $12x^5$  

•  $12x$  

 $\frac{x^5}{x^2}$  

•  $x^3$  

•  $x^7$  

•  $x^{10}$  

•  $\frac{1}{x^3}$  

 $\left(3x^3\right)^2$  

•  $6x^5$  

•  $6x$  

•  $9x^5$  

•  $9x^6$  

 $\frac{x^{-2}}{x^4}$  

•  $\frac{1}{x^6}$  

•  $x^6$  

•  $x^2$  

•  $\frac{1}{x^2}$  

 $\frac{y^5}{y^5}$  

• 0

• 1

• y

•  $y^{10}$