Exploring the Quotient Property of Exponents

What happens when you divide terms with the same base?

• Add the exponents

• Subtract the exponents

• None of the above

• Multiply the exponents

If x^6 is divided by x^2, what is the result?

• x^5

• x^3

• x^8

• x^4

What is the result of 7^8 divided by 7^5?

• 7^40

• 7^2

• 7^13

• 7^3

What is the result of y^3 * (1/y^2)?

• y^1

• y^5

• y^6

• 1/y^1

What is the simplified form of 5^5 * 5^4?

• 5^9

• 5^20

• 10^9

• 25^9

How do you simplify (x^4/y^2)^3?

• x^7/y^5

• x^4/y^8

• x^12/y^6

• x^3/y^1

What does the power of a quotient property allow you to do?

• Multiply the exponents of the numerator and denominator by the outside exponent

• Subtract exponents of the numerator from the denominator

• Divide the exponents of the numerator by the denominator

• Add exponents of the numerator and denominator

How do you apply the power of a quotient property to x^4/y^2 raised to the 3rd power?

• Subtract 3 from each exponent

• Add 3 to each exponent

• Divide each exponent by 3

• Multiply the exponents by 3

What is the simplified form of (4/3)^5?

• 12/15

• 4/3

• 4^5/3^5

• 20/15

If you have -3x raised to the third power, what is the simplified form?

• -9x^3

• 9x^3

• -27x^3

• -27/x^3