Exponent Rules and Operations

The video tutorial covers the basics of exponents, including the base and exponent relationship, the product rule for multiplication, the power to a power rule, and handling negative exponents and zero power. It provides a musical and engaging approach to understanding these mathematical concepts.

What is the role of the exponent in an expression?

• It adds a constant to the base.

• It changes the base to a negative value.

• It indicates how many times the base is used as a factor.

• It determines the base value.

When multiplying two expressions with the same base, what should you do with the exponents?

• Multiply the exponents.

• Add the exponents.

• Subtract the exponents.

• Divide the exponents.

What is the product rule for exponents?

• Flip the base when the exponent is negative.

• Multiply the exponents when raising a power to a power.

• Add the exponents when multiplying like bases.

• Subtract the exponents when dividing.

When dividing two expressions with the same base, what should you do with the exponents?

• Subtract the exponents.

• Multiply the exponents.

• Divide the exponents.

• Add the exponents.

What is the quotient rule for exponents?

• Multiply the exponents when raising a power to a power.

• Subtract the exponents when dividing like bases.

• Flip the base when the exponent is negative.

• Add the exponents when multiplying.

How do you handle raising a power to another power?

• Subtract the exponents.

• Multiply the exponents.

• Add the exponents.

• Divide the exponents.

What is the power of a power rule?

• Multiply the exponents when raising a power to a power.

• Flip the base when the exponent is negative.

• Subtract the exponents when dividing.

• Add the exponents when multiplying.

How do you handle negative exponents?

• Add the exponents.

• Take the reciprocal of the base and change the sign of the exponent.

• Subtract the exponents.

• Multiply the exponents.

What happens when an exponent is negative?

• The base becomes zero.

• The base is squared.

• The base is flipped and the exponent sign is changed.

• The base is multiplied by two.

What is the result of any base raised to the power of zero?

• Zero

• One

• Negative one

• The base itself