Properties of Integer Exponents

Simplify the expression shown. Your answer should contain only positive exponents.

• -a¹²b¹²

• -a⁷b⁷

• a⁷b⁷

• a¹²b¹²

5⁴ / 5³

• 5⁷

• 5¹²

• 5⁰

• 5

(3²)⁵

• 3³

• 3⁷

• 3¹⁰

• 3¹⁵

(9^-2)³

• 1/9⁶

• 9⁹

• 9⁶

• 1/9⁵

Which of the following expression are equivalent to 7⁸

• 7 x 7⁷

• 7¹⁰ / 7^-2

• (7^-2)^-4

• 1/7^-8

• 7² x 7⁴

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

x⁸ / x²

• x⁴

• x¹⁶

• x^-6

• x⁶

According to exponent rules, when we raise an exponential expression to a power we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

According to exponent rules, when we multiply exponential expressions we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

According to exponent rules, when we divide the expressions we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide