Learn how to apply the power to product rule of exponents

The video tutorial explains the concept of raising terms to a power, demonstrating how to multiply terms with exponents. It introduces the power to product rule, which allows for distributing powers across products, and shows how to apply this rule to simplify expressions efficiently.

What does raising a term to a power mean?

• Multiplying the term by itself multiple times

• Adding the term to itself multiple times

• Dividing the term by itself multiple times

• Subtracting the term from itself multiple times

How many times is X squared multiplied by itself in the expression (2X^2 * Z^3)^4?

• Five times

• Two times

• Four times

• Three times

What is the simplified form of 2^4?

• 64

• 32

• 16

• 8

What does the power to product rule allow you to do?

• Divide a power by a product

• Add powers together

• Subtract powers from each other

• Distribute a power across a product

Using the power rule, what is the result of multiplying 2 by 4?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 12