Product of Powers and Powers of Product Properties

The Product of Powers Property says when the base is the same and the exponent is different you should ________________________

• add the bases

• multiply the bases

• add the exponents

• multiply the exponents

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

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

How do you write 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5 with an exponent?

• 5⁷

• 5⁶

• 7⁵

• 5

Simplify

2x³ ∗ 4x⁵

• 8x⁸

• 6x⁸

• 6x¹⁵

• 8x¹⁵

• a
• b

• a
• b

• a
• b

X^m • Xⁿ

• X^mn

• X^m+n

• X^m-n

• X^m/n

Select the equivalent expression
x⁵⋅ x⁸

• x⁴⁰

• x^-3

• x¹³

• x³

• x^-13

Find the exponent when the expression is simplified:

• 1

• 2

• -3

• -2