Basic Laws of Exponents

According to the law of exponents, when we multiply the same base, we _________ the exponents.

• divide

• multiply

• subtract

• add

Simplify the following expression:

(3y⁴)²

• 9y⁸

• 9y⁶

• 6y⁸

• 6y⁶

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative

Power to a Power Law states: keep the base the same and do this to the exponents.

• multiply

• add

• subtract

• divide

• 6^-2
• 1/6²
• 1/36
• All of the above

• 5^-8
• 5²
• 25^-8
• 25²

• x⁴
• x⁸
• x¹²
• x²⁰

Simplify:

• x³

• x¹¹

• 1/x¹¹

• 1/x³

• 0
• 3
• 1
• -1

Mathematical Equivalence

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