Properties of Exponents No Negative Exponents

Simplify the expression.

(x³)(x⁶)

• x⁹

• x³

• x¹⁸

• x³⁶

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³
• 1/9^-3
• 1/9³
• 729

x⁸ / x²

• x⁴
• x¹⁶
• x^-6
• x⁶

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0
• 1
• itself
• negative

According to the Power of Power property, when we raise an exponential expression to a power we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

According to the Product of Powers property, when we multiply exponential expressions we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

According to the Quotient of Powers property, when we divide the expressions we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

(x⁸)(x^-5)

• x^-40
• x^-13
• x¹³
• x³

7⁰

• 7¹
• 0¹
• 1
• 7

(3x)⁰

• (3x)¹
• 0¹
• 1
• 3x