Quotient Rule for Exponents and Negative Exponents

The Quotient of Powers Property says, "to divide powers with the same base, _________ the exponents."

• Divide

• Add

• Multiply

• Subtract

Simplify.

• y⁶⁰

• ¹/_y¹⁶

• y^-16

• y⁴

The quotient rule says that when you are dividing two exponents with the same base, you keep the base and __________ the exponents.

• Add

• Subract

• Multiply

• Divide

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

Simplify using the Quotient Rule.

• y¹⁵

• y⁵

• y²

• 2y⁵

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

Simplify using the Quotient Rule.

• y⁶⁰

• ¹/_y¹⁶

• y^-16

• y⁴