Law of Exponents Review

Describe what happens to the exponent for each rule.

Groups:

(a) Power Rule

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(b) Product Rule

,

(c) Quotient Rule

,

(d) Power of Product/Quotient Rule

• SUBTRACT the exponents

• DISTRIBUTE the exponents

• MULTIPLY the exponents

• ADD the exponents

Match the expression to the rule that would help you simplify.

• Power of a Product Rule

• Quotient Rule

• Product Rule

• Power of a Quotient Rule

• Negative Exponent Rule

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.HSF.LE.A.4

Mathematical Equivalence

OFF

Answer explanation

Try using the Power of a Product Rule on the right hand side so that you can multiply the bases!

Reorder the expression from greatest to least.

What rule do you use to simplify the different parts of the expression.

f

e

Power of a Product

Negative Exponent

Power Rule

Zero Exponent

Quotient Rule

Power of a Quotient Rule

Product Rule

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

What is the order that the rules are used in the problem pictured?

• Negative Exponent Rule

• Product Rule

• Power of a Quotient Rule

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Rewrite using positive exponents

• 2⁴

• 1/2⁴

• 4²

• 1/4²

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

• p⁵ / q²

• p⁶ / q⁴

• p⁶q⁸

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

• x⁵ / y²

• x³ / y⁶

• x³y⁵

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1