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

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

• add
• subtract
• multiply
• divide

Simplify (-4r⁵)(2r⁸)

• -8r¹³
• -2r¹³
• -8r⁴⁰
• -2y⁴⁰

Simplify
(-7y²)(5y⁴)

• -35y⁶
• -2y⁶
• -35y⁸
• -2y⁸

Simplify the following:
(x²y)⁵

• x⁷y⁵
• x²y⁵
• x¹⁰y⁵
• x⁵y⁵

Simplify the exponential expression.

• 2x⁶y¹²
• 2x⁵y⁷
• 8x⁶y¹²
• 8x⁵y⁷

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0
• 1
• itself
• negative

(5³x²y⁴)⁰

• 5xy
• 1
• 0
• 5

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³
• 1/9^-3
• 1/9³
• 729