Multiply Exponents Like Bases

• y¹⁶
• y³
• 16y
• y⁴⁸

3⁴ ⋅ 3⁷

• 3²⁸

• 3³

• 3^-3

• 3¹¹

• x²⁵
• x⁵
• x¹⁴⁴
• 25x

• x⁴
• x⁸
• x¹²
• x²⁰

Which property does this formula demonstrate:

• Multiplying Like Bases

• Dividing Like Bases

• Power to a Power

• Product to a Power

When you ______ two terms with the same BASE, you ADD the exponents.

• Multiply

• Add

• Subtract

• Divide

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

• Multiply

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

According to laws of exponents, when we multiply like bases, we _______ the exponents.

• multiply

• add

• divide

• subtract

Multiplying Like Bases

When like bases are being multiplied, keep the ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   their exponents.

• base

• add

• subtract

• exponents

According to exponent rules, when we multiply like bases we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide