Exploring Exponent Rules in Algebra

This video tutorial explains the rules for working with exponents. It covers how to multiply and divide numbers with exponents by adding or subtracting the exponents when the bases are the same. It also explains how to handle an exponent raised to another exponent by multiplying the exponents. Additionally, it addresses negative exponents by converting them to positive exponents through reciprocals. The video concludes with a summary of these rules.

What is the result of multiplying 3 squared by 3 cubed?

• 9 to the 5th power

• 3 to the 6th power

• 3 to the 5th power

• 6 to the 3rd power

How do you calculate 3 to the 6th power divided by 3 squared?

• 3 to the 4th power

• 3 to the 3rd power

• 3 to the 8th power

• 1 over 3 to the 4th power

If you have an exponent of an exponent, what operation do you perform with the exponents?

• Division

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

What does 3 to the negative 2nd power equal?

• 1 over 3 cubed

• 3 squared

• 3 to the 2nd power

• 1 over 3 squared

What is the general rule for handling negative exponents?

• None of the above

• Place one over the base raised to the positive exponent

• Subtract the exponent from the base

• Multiply the base by the exponent