Simplifying Like Exponents

x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶

• x⁶

• -x⁶

• -1 ⁄ x⁶

x⁵⁄x³

• x²

• x

• 1

• x⁸

(2x³y)⁶

• 2x¹⁸y⁶

• 64x¹⁸y⁶

• 64x³y⁶

• 2x³y⁶

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

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

Simplify by combining like terms:
4x² - 3x + 11 -2x

• 4x² - 5x + 11

• 11x + 11

• 16x² - 5x + 11

• 10x²

Simplify by combining like terms:

8x² + 5x + 2y + x

• 14x + 2y

• 13x²+ 2y + x

• 8x² + 6x + 2y

• 8x² + 7xy + x

Simplify by combining like terms:

8y² + 7xy – 2y² - 5xy + 2x

• 3x² + 3xy + 6y

• 6y² + 2xy + 2x

• 7x² + 35x

• 3x² + 6xy + y

Simplify by combining like terms:

2a² – 8a²+ 5a³– 11a²

• - 5a² + 5a³

• -17a² + 5a³

• 5a^{2 -} 5a³

Like terms have the same _____ and the same _____.

• variables and numbers

• signs and numbers

• variables and exponents

• variables and signs