Exploring Exponents: Day 1 Concepts

What is the result of 5 to the 4th power?

• 25

• 125

• 625

• 205

What is the result of (-2) raised to the 4th power?

• -8

• 8

• -16

• 16

What does the caret symbol (^) represent in calculator operations?

• Division

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Exponentiation

How should negative numbers be entered in calculators for exponentiation?

• Directly as negative

• With a plus sign

• With parentheses

• Without parentheses

What is the base in the expression 7x^2?

• None of the above

• 2

• x

• 7

What is a monomial?

• A coefficient

• A type of polynomial

• An expression with one term

• An expression with multiple terms

What is the result of multiplying B^4 and B^3?

• B^0

• B^1

• B^7

• B^12

How do you simplify the expression A^5 / A^3?

• A^2

• A^1

• A^15

• A^8

What is the result of (A^4)^7 using the power to a power rule?

• A^11

• A^21

• A^28

• A^3

If you have 3x^2 over y^5 all raised to the 2nd power, what is the correct simplification?

• 6x^4 / y^10

• 9x^2 / y^10

• 3x^4 / y^10

• 9x^4 / y^10