Simplifying Exponents Positive and Negative

Negative Exponent Law states: you must change the exponent to a positive by doing what?

• just change it to positive

• move to the bottom of fraction bar

• move it to the opposite side of fraction bar

Solve (hint: there's more than 1 law you must obey)

• x²⁸y¹² / x²y

• x²⁸y¹² / x⁸y⁴

• x²⁰y⁸

Solve (hint: there's more than 1 law you must obey)

• a¹⁴b¹⁶

• (a⁷b)(ab⁸⁾

• a¹²b⁴a²b¹²

(x²)³

• x⁵

• x⁶

• x¹

• x^-1

Simplify:
x ∙ x ∙ x ∙ x ∙ x  ∙ x

• x⁶

• 6x

• x³

• 6x⁶

According to exponent rules, when we multiply terms with the same base we _______ the exponents.

• Multiply

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

If we have a base with a negative exponent, then we... (select all that are true)

• If it is at the top of the fraction, move it to the bottom and make the power positive

• If it is at the bottom of the fraction, move it to the top and make the power positive

• Always move the negative powers to the bottom of the fraction

• Just change the power to positive and you're done

According to exponent rules, when we simplify x³ * x⁷ we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division