The Rules of Exponents

Simplify

Simplify.

Simplify

Simplify the expression.

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Rewrite using a positive exponent.

2w^-13

• -w¹³

Simplify

• 42x⁵

Simplify.

(-7x³y²)²

• 49x⁶y⁴

• -14x⁶y⁴

• -14x⁵y⁴

• -49x⁶y⁴

Simplify the following expression:

(-7y²)(5y⁴)

• -35y⁶

• -2y⁶

• -35y⁸

• -2y⁸

Simplify the following expression:
(2a²b⁴z)(6a³b²z⁵)

• 8a⁵b⁶z⁶

• 12a⁶b⁸z⁵

• 12a⁵b⁶z⁶

• 8a⁶b⁸z⁵