Laws of Exponents Precalculus

(y⁹)^-2

• y¹⁸

• y¹¹

• 1/y¹⁸

• y⁹/2

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

• multiply

• add

• subtract

• divide

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

• multiply

• add

• subtract

• divide

Zero Exponent Law states that _____ becomes a 1.

• the exponent

• the base

• nothing

• the whole term

Simplify:
x⁵ ÷ x²

• x⁷

• x³

• x¹⁰

• x^2.5

Simplify:
2a⁷ ÷ 2a³

• ⁴

• 1/⁴

• 2a⁴

• ^7/3

Simplify:
(3t²)³

• 9t⁶

• 9t⁵

• 27t⁶

• 27t⁵

Simplify (-5.7)⁰

• 1

• 0

• -1

• -5.7

Simplify the following expression: 
xy^-7

• 1/(xy⁷)

• x/y⁷

• x⁷/y

• x⁷y

(2x³y)⁶

• 2x¹⁸y⁶

• 64x¹⁸y⁶

• 64x³y⁶

• 2x³y⁶