Properties of Exponents Product Quotient Power to Power Negative Bases

When you see a power of a power, what does the exponent property say to do?

• Keep Base, Add Exponents

• Keep Base, Subtract Exponents

• Keep Base, Multiply Exponents

• Keep Base, Write Exponents Next to Each Other

When you see a zero power, what does the exponent rules say?

• = 0

• = 1

• = x

When you see negative exponents, what do the exponent properties say to do?

• Move base to opposite part of fraction, Make exponent positive

• Keep the base, Make Exponent positive 

• Keep the base, Subtract the exponent

• Move the base to the opposite part of fraction, Ignore the exponent

• Keep Base, Add Exponents

• Keep Base, Subtract Exponents

• Keep Base, Divide Exponents

• Keep Base, Multiplyl Exponents 

When you see a negative exponent... (check ALL that apply)

• ... if it is in the numerator, flip it to the denominator and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the numerator, keep it there and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the denominator, keep it there and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the denominator, flip it to the numerator and make the exponent positive

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number

• you will get a small number

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

It is not proper to write answers with negative exponents. How do we "take care of" negative exponents?

• Write no solution if there is a negative exponent

• Just leave the negative exponent. It is mathematically okay.

According to exponent rules, if you have a negative exponent, you use the ____________________.

• negative

• reciprocal

• positive

When you have negative one inside parenthesis , to an​ (a)   power, the answer will always be​ positive one.

• even

• odd