Simplifying With Exponents

Anything raised to a power of zero is always:

for example: (3x³)⁰

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

What should happen to the exponents in this expression?

(-4r⁵)(2r⁸)

• add them

• subtract them

• multiply them

• divide them

Simplify (-4r⁵)(2r⁸)

• -8r¹³
• -2r¹³
• -8r⁴⁰
• -2y⁴⁰

• add them

• subtract them

• divide them

• multiply them

• x²

• x

• 1

• x⁸

Simplify:

(2x³y)³

• 8x⁹y³

• 16x³y⁶

• 6x³y⁶

• 8x³y⁹