Simplifying Expressions with Exponents

What is the first step in simplifying expressions according to the rules of exponents?

• Combine like terms

• Handle expressions within parentheses

• Apply the power rule

• Distribute the exponents

When an expression is separated by multiplication, what can be distributed across the terms?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Exponents

• Division

What rule applies when you are multiplying terms with exponents?

• Multiplication rule

• Addition rule

• Division rule

• Subtraction rule

How can a negative exponent in the denominator be rewritten to simplify the expression?

• By converting it to a positive in the numerator

• By subtracting it from the numerator

• By leaving it as is

• By adding it to the denominator

What is the result of m to the fourth divided by m to the fourth?

• m to the eighth

• m squared

• m

• m to the zero

What does nine over eighteen reduce to?

• One third

• One half

• Two thirds

• Three fourths

How do you handle a squared divided by a in terms of exponents?

• a to the power of one

• a to the power of zero

• a to the power of two

• a to the power of three

What does anything raised to the zero power equal?

• The base number

• Zero

• Undefined

• One

What is the simplified form of x to the fifth times a over two?

• x squared times a over two

• x to the fifth over a

• x to the fifth times a over two

• x to the tenth times a over four

What is the effect of multiplying by one in terms of simplification?

• It changes the value

• It has no effect

• It doubles the value

• It halves the value