Exponent Exploration Strategies

What does x to the third to the second power mean?

• x to the second happens two times

• x to the second happens three times

• x to the third happens two times

• x to the third happens three times

If you have x to the fifth to the second power, what is the result?

• x to the twelfth

• x to the tenth

• x to the seventh

• x to the fifteenth

What is the result of 3 times x to the fifth to the third power?

• 3x to the fifteenth

• 9x to the tenth

• 27x to the fifteenth

• 27x to the fifth

How do you handle negative coefficients in exponent problems?

• Ignore the negative sign

• Multiply the coefficients first, then handle the exponents

• Add the coefficients first, then handle the exponents

• Divide the coefficients first, then handle the exponents

What is the result of negative four x to the fourth, written three times?

• 64x to the twelfth

• 16x to the eighth

• 64x to the eighth

• Negative 64x to the twelfth

How do you simplify x to the fifth divided by x to the third?

• x to the second

• x to the fifth

• x to the eighth

• x to the third

When dividing exponents, what should you do with the coefficients?

• Multiply them

• Subtract them

• Add them

• Divide them

What is the result of 12x to the eighth divided by 4x to the fifth?

• 3x to the thirteenth

• 48x to the thirteenth

• 3x to the third

• 48x to the third

In a complex problem involving both multiplication and division of exponents, what should you do first?

• Divide the coefficients

• Multiply the coefficients

• Add the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

What is the final result of 108x to the nineteenth divided by 6x to the tenth?

• 18x to the ninth

• 18x to the twenty-ninth

• 108x to the twenty-ninth

• 108x to the ninth