Exponent Laws and Rational Exponents Explained

What is the result of multiplying two powers with the same base?

• You subtract the exponents

• You multiply the exponents

• You add the exponents

• You divide the exponents

If you have an exponent raised to another exponent, what do you do with the exponents?

• Multiply them

• Subtract them

• Add them

• Divide them

How do you handle a negative exponent?

• It becomes positive and moves to the numerator

• It becomes positive and moves to the denominator

• It stays negative and in the same position

• It becomes zero

What is the value of any number raised to the power of zero?

• One

• The number itself

• Undefined

• Zero

When dividing powers with the same base, what operation do you perform on the exponents?

• Divide them

• Add them

• Subtract them

• Multiply them

What is the cube root of 27?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What does the term 'radicand' refer to?

• The exponent

• The index

• The base

• The number under the radical sign

How do you express the square root of a number using a rational exponent?

• Raise the number to the power of 3

• Raise the number to the power of 1/3

• Raise the number to the power of 2

• Raise the number to the power of 1/2

What is the fourth root of 16 expressed as a rational exponent?

• 16^2

• 16^1/4

• 16^1/3

• 16^1/2

How do you simplify 8^(2/3)?

• 4

• 2

• 8

• 16