Rules of Exponents

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

• Multiply
• Add
• Divide
• Subtract

Simplify the expression.
x⁴ (x¹²)

• x³
• x⁴⁸
• x¹⁶
• x⁸

Simplify
 3x³y * 2x⁸y⁵

• 5x¹¹y⁶
• 6x¹¹y⁶
• 6x²⁴y⁵
• 3x¹¹2y⁵

Simplify (2x⁴y⁷)³

• 6x⁷y¹⁰
• 6xy³²
• 8x¹²y²¹
• 8x⁷y¹⁰

Simplify 3x³y*2x⁸y⁵

• 5x¹¹y⁶
• 6x¹¹y⁶
• 6x²⁴y⁵
• 5x¹¹y⁶

Simplify
x⁵y²*4x³y⁷

• 4x⁸y⁹
• x⁸y⁹
• 4x¹⁵y¹⁴
• 5x⁸y⁹

Simplify
(3xy⁶)⁴

• 81x⁵y¹⁰
• 12x⁴y²⁴
• 81xy²⁴
• 81x⁴y²⁴

Simplify
4x⁷y³*(5x³y⁵)²

• 40x¹²y¹⁰
• 100x¹³y¹³
• 100x⁴²y³⁰
• 40x¹³y¹³

Simplify
(2x³y⁴*4x⁶y⁵)²

• 64x¹⁸y¹⁸
• 16x¹¹y¹¹
• 64x³⁶y⁴⁰
• 16x¹⁸y¹⁸

If3^x*3⁶=3¹⁷ what does x equal?

• x = 3
• x = 5
• x = 9
• x = 11