STAAR Algebra EOC Exponent Rules

• 2m⁴

• 27m

• 12m⁴⁵

• 4mnp⁵

• 12m³p³

Explain the error in the simplification below:
x³yx^-4z^-2=x^-1yz^-2

• Should have multiplied the x exponents.

• Should have subtracted the x exponents.

• Should have moved the negative exponents to the bottom of a fraction.

• There is no error.

Simplify x³(x⁹)

• x³

• x²⁷

• x¹²

• x⁶

Simplify. 5^-2

• -25

• -10

• -1/25

• 1/25

5c²⋅(2c³)⁴

• 80c⁹

• 10c¹⁴

• 10c²⁴

• 80c¹⁴

(-3h)³

• 27h⁴

• -27h³

• -9h³

• -9h⁴

(-7)⁰⋅g

• -7g

• g

• 0

• -7

(⅝)^-1

• -⅝

• -8/5

• 8/5

• 0