Mastering the Laws of Exponents

What is the result of 3 to the power of 1?

• 27

• 9

• 81

• 3

What does any number raised to the power of 0 equal?

• 1

• The base number

• It is undefined

• 0

What is 3 to the power of -1?

• 1/3

• 3

• -3

• 0

When multiplying exponents with the same base, what do you do with the exponents?

• Subtract them

• Divide them

• Multiply them

• Add them

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

• None of the above

• Subtract

• Add

• Multiply

What is the result of a power raised to another power?

• Add the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

• Divide the exponents

What does (5x)^2 equal?

• 5x^4

• 10x^2

• 25x

• 25x^2

How do you simplify expressions with different bases?

• Multiply the bases

• It's not possible

• Simplify each base separately

• Combine them

What is the simplified form of a^5 / a^-3?

• a^-8

• a^15

• a^8

• a^2

What does the expression 9n^2 represent when simplifying (3n)^2?

• 9n^2

• 9n^4

• 6n

• 27n^2