Laws of Exponents

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

• Multiply
• Add
• Divide
• Subtract

Solve using the product law of exponents

(5⁵)(5³)

• 25⁸

• 5¹⁵

• 25¹⁵

• 5⁸

Simplify the expression.
x⁴ (x¹²)

• x³
• x⁴⁸
• x¹⁶
• x⁸

^simplify (5x³ )(2x²)

• 10x⁵
• 3x
• 10x⁶
• 7x⁵

Quotient Rule states: keep the base the same and do this to the exponents.

• multiply
• add
• subtract
• divide

• y¹⁵
• y⁵⁰
• y²
• y⁵

• 2a⁴b⁴
• 4a³b⁴
• 4a⁸b⁵
• 2a⁴b³

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

(a)  

• 1
• 0
• itself
• negative

• 1

• 7

• multiply
• add
• subtract
• divide