Law of Exponents

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative

Simplify the following expression:

7⁵ * 7² =

• 7⁷

• 7⁵

• 49⁹

Simplify:
(x³)(x²)

• x⁵

• x⁶

• x

• x^1.5

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

• Multiply

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

Simplify the expression using exponents.

• 81⁸

• 9¹⁵

• 9⁸

• 81¹⁵

Multiply

• 100

• 10¹

• 10^-2

• 1/100

Power to a Power Law states: keep the base the same and do this to the exponents.

• multiply

• add

• subtract

• divide

According to exponent rules, when we divide the expressions we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

(y⁹)^-2

• y¹⁸

• y¹¹

• 1/y¹⁸

• y⁹/2

Simplify the expression:
(5⁸) ÷ (5²)

• 5⁶

• 5¹⁰

• 5⁴

• 5¹⁶