Understanding Exponents and Monomials

Which of the following is a monomial?

• x - 3

• x/y

• 5xy^2

• 3x + 2

Why is 'f + 24' not considered a monomial?

• It contains a variable

• It includes a constant

• It has more than one term

• It has a negative exponent

What is the result of multiplying 4a^3 by -3a^2?

• -12a^5

• -12a^6

• 12a^6

• 12a^5

If you have a^m * a^n, what do you do with the exponents?

• Subtract them

• Multiply them

• Add them

• Divide them

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

• b^15

• b^8

• b^3

• b^5

How do you simplify (x^2)^5?

• x^7

• x^5

• x^10

• x^25

What happens to the exponents when you have a power raised to another power?

• They are added

• They remain unchanged

• They are multiplied

• They are subtracted

In the expression (3a^2b^5c)^3, what is the exponent of b after simplification?

• 5

• 8

• 15

• 3

How do you apply the power of a product property to (2x)^4?

• 2x

• 2^4 + x^4

• 2x^4

• 2^4 * x^4

What is the result of (4x^5y)^2?

• 8x^5y

• 16x^10y^2

• 4x^10y^2

• 16x^5y