College Algebra Laws of Exponents

Simplify:
b² ⋅ b⁴

• b⁸

• b⁶

• b²

• 2b⁶

Simplify:
(x⁵)⁴

• x⁹

• x²⁰

• x

• x⁵⁴

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

• Multiply

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

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

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

• 5^-8
• 5²
• 25^-8
• 25²

Simplify the exponential expression.

• 2x⁶y¹²

• 2x⁵y⁷

• 8x⁶y¹²

• 8x⁵y⁷

• 9^-4
• 9^-45
• 3^-4
• 3^-45

• 4⁹
• 4⁴⁴
• 4²¹
• 4¹⁵

• 0
• 3
• 1
• -1

According to exponent rules, when we raise the coefficients to a power we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide