Laws of Exponent

Anything raised to a power of zero is always:

• 0

• itself

• 1

• negative

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

• add

• multiply

• subtract

• divide

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

• add

• multiply

• subtract

• divide

How do you solve:

(2x^5)(6x^4)

• MULTIPLY coefficients

  MULTIPLY exponents

• Combine like terms

• DIVIDE coefficients

  SUBTRACT exponents

• MULTIPLY coefficients

  ADD exponents

(2⁸)²

• 2¹⁶

• 2⁶

• 2¹⁰

• 2⁴

x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶

• -x⁶

• x⁶

• -1 ⁄ x⁶

8⁷ ⁄ 8²

• 8⁵

• 8¹⁴

• 8⁹

• 1⁵

3⁻⁴

• 1 ⁄ 3^4

• 3^4

• -3^4

• 1 ⁄ 12

(2x^3y)^6

• 2x^18y^6

• 64x^3y^6

• 64x^18y^6

• 2x^3y^6

Simplify (-4r^5)(2r^8)

• -8r^13

• -8r^40

• 2r^13

• -2y^40