Exponents Powers and Vocabulary

Rewrite with a positive exponent: 6^-2

• 6²

• -6²

• -1/6²

• 1/6²

What is the base and exponent of this power: 4^-6

• Base: 4, Exponent: 6

• Base: 6, Exponent: -4

• Base: 4, Exponent: -6

• Base: -6, Exponent: 4

The Product of Powers Rule states when multiplying powers with ____ base then ___ the exponents.

• Same : Add

• Same : Subtract

• Different : Factor

• Same : Multiply

The Quotient of Powers Rule states if dividing powers with ___ bases then ___ exponents.

• Same : Add

• Same : Subtract

• Different : Factor

• Same : Multiply

Six cubed is the same as

• 6²

• 6³

• 6⁴

• 6¹

An exponent of 3 is also called

• prime

• perfect

• cubed

• squared

Another name for an exponent is called a

• power

• term

• base

• variable

How might the teacher have said the expression if she wanted students to write Michael's expression?

• '6 plus 4 multiplied by 6'

• '6 plus 4 raised to the third power'

• '6 plus 4 multiplied by 3'

• '6 plus 4 squared'

The Power of Powers Rule states if a power is raised to another power then ___________ exponents.

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Factor

Evaluate: 458⁰

• 458

• 0

• 229

• 1