Properties of Exponents Review

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0
• 1
• itself
• negative

How would you represent 8⁶ ?

• 8 x 6
• 8 x 8 x 6
• 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8
• 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6

Which number is the VALUE?
2⁴ 

• 2
• 4
• 16

What is nine cubed in exponential form?

• 9 x 9 x 9 
• 9³

What is the power to this problem?
6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6

• 6 to the 7th power
• 6 to the 8th power
• 7 to the 9th power
• 10 to the 5th power

A scientist reports that a bacteria culture contains 3⁴ bacteria.
How many bacteria is that?

• 12
• 81
• 7
• 95

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
7^-10

• ¹/_7¹⁰

• 7¹⁰

• ¹/_7^-10

Rewrite each expression with a negative exponent.
¹/₁₂₅

• ¹/_5³

• 5³

• 5^-3

Simplify.
2^-3 ⋅ 2^-4

• ¹/₁₂₈

• 2^-7

• 2¹²

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
(-5)^-4

• ¹/_(-5)^-4

• ¹/_(-5)⁴

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