Exponents with Variable Bases

To get rid of a negative exponent, what do you do with the power?

• put it in the other part of the fraction

• get rid of it

• evaluate it with a calculator

• you never need to get rid of negative exponents

Any number (or variable) raised to an exponent of 0 equals...

• 0

• the base

• 1

What is the vocab word is represented by B?

• power

• base

• exponent

The number that represents how many times to multiply a number.

• Power

• Base

• Exponent

• Variable

A term with a base and an exponent.

• Standard

• Solution

• Evaluation

• Power

• 8x⁴
• 8x⁸
• 6x⁴
• 6x⁸

Simplify the expression using the correct exponent rule.

4x³*5x⁶

• 20x¹⁸

• 20x⁹

• 9x⁹

What is the area of the rectangle with the given sides?

• 7x³y⁸z⁴

• 10x²y¹⁶z³

• 10x³y⁸z⁴

• none of the above

Evaluate the expression using the quotient rule.

• x¹³

• x⁵

• x³⁶

• x^-5

When dividing like bases, ________ the exponents of like variables.

• add

• multiply

• subtract

• divide