Multiply and Divide Laws of Exponents

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

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

How do you solve:
(2x⁵)(6x⁴)

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  MULTIPLY exponents

• DIVIDE coefficients
  SUBTRACT exponents

• Combine like terms

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  ADD exponents

How do you solve: (2x⁵)/(6x⁴)

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  MULTIPLY exponents

• DIVIDE coefficients
  SUBTRACT exponents

• Combine like terms

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  ADD exponents

According to exponent rules, when we divide with exponents of the same base we (a)   the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

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

• Multiply

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

Simplify using the 9 Laws of Exponents:

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According to exponent rules, when we multiply terms with 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

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

• multiply

• add

• subtract

• divide

• 5^-8
• 5²
• 25^-8
• 25²