Mastering the Rules of Exponents

What should you do to the exponents when you multiply two numbers with the same base?

• Divide them

• Multiply them

• Add them

• Subtract them

When you have a power raised to another power, what operation do you perform on the exponents?

• Multiply them

• Divide them

• Add them

• Subtract them

What do you do to the exponents when you divide two numbers with the same base?

• Divide them

• Subtract them

• Add them

• Multiply them

What does a negative exponent indicate?

• Add the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

• Take the reciprocal

• Multiply the exponents

What is the value of any number raised to the zero power?

• Undefined

• The number itself

• 1

• 0

In Example 1, what is the value of 2 to the power of 10?

• 1024

• 512

• 256

• 128

In Example 1, what is the base of the expression after simplification?

• 8

• 4

• 2

• 10

In Example 2, if d is 3, what is the value of C?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

In Example 2, what operation is performed on the exponents when dividing x to the 2c by x to the 4d?

• Divide them

• Multiply them

• Subtract them

• Add them

What property states that if you have the same base, the exponents must be equal for the equation to be true?

• Zero Exponent Property

• Power of a Power Property

• Negative Exponent Property

• One-to-One Property