Laws of Exponents Open Ended

Solve (hint: there's more than 1 law you must obey)

• x²⁸y¹² / x²y

• x²⁸y¹² / x⁸y⁴

• x²⁰y⁸

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

• a⁴

• 1/a⁴

• 2a⁴

• a^7/3

Simplify:
(3t²)³

• 9t⁶

• 9t⁵

• 27t⁶

• 27t⁵

According to exponent rules, when we multiply the same base we _______ the exponents.

• Multiply

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

(2x³y)⁶

• 2x¹⁸y⁶

• 64x¹⁸y⁶

• 64x³y⁶

• 2x³y⁶

Simplify (-5.7)⁰

• 1

• 0

• -1

• -5.7