Exponent Rules Like Bases

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative

Simplify:

• x³

• x¹¹

• 1/x¹¹

• 1/x³

Simplify:

• x⁶y⁴

• x²y⁴

• x⁸y⁴

• x⁸y

(5³x²y⁴)⁰

• xy

• 1

• 0

• 5

Simplify with no negative exponents:
x^-3

• -3x

• x³

• 1/ x^-3

• 1/ x³

What do you do to your exponents when you are dividing in scientific notation?

• Subtract

• Divide

• Multiply

• Add

• 8x⁴
• 8x⁸
• 6x⁴
• 6x⁸

When dividing like bases, ________ the exponents of like variables.

• add

• multiply

• subtract

• divide

According to exponent rules, when we multiply two power with the same base we _______ the exponents.
Example: c⁶ ⋅ c⁴

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

Simplify the expression using the correct exponent rule.

4x³*5x⁶

• 20x¹⁸

• 20x⁹

• 9x⁹