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Exponent Rules Basic

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Simplify         m12/ m3
a)
m12-3  = m9
b)
m12/3  = m4
c)
m-9
d)
-m9
2.
Simplify             (7x4)(9x3)
a)
16x12
b)
79 x12
c)
63x4+3 = 63x7
d)
63x12   noooo oh nooooo
3.
Simplify the expression.
a)
1
b)
g10
c)
g25
d)
g
4.
Evaluate using the quotient rule: 
a)
a8b13
b)
a2b7
c)
a15b30
5.
Quotient Rule states: keep the base the same and do this to the exponents.
a)
multiply
b)
add
c)
subtract
d)
divide
6.
True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Simplify using the product rule: x3y2x3=
a)
x6y2
b)
xy8
c)
x3y5
8.
Using the PRODUCT RULE 
complete the following:
(Write it out on paper if you need to!)
b4 ⋅ b8
a)
b32
b)
4b8
c)
b12
d)
8b4
9.

Using the POWER RULE

Solve the following:

(3xy)2

a)

6x2y2

b)

9x2y2

c)

3xy2

d)

3x2y

10.
m ⋅ m⋅ m6
a)
m30
b)
m12
c)
12m
d)
mm11
11.

(-3x4)3

a)

-3x343

b)

-27x12

c)

27x12

d)

-3x12

12.

Using exponents, simplify the following expression:


z-3 * z6 * z-3

a)

1

b)

z6

c)

z54

d)

1/z6

13.

Simplify the following expression:


(xyz)0 =

a)

0

b)

1

c)

xyz

d)

-1

14.

Using exponents, simplify the following expression:


(x2)3 * x4

__________

x8

a)

x

b)

x2

c)

x16

d)

x17

15.
Which is equivalent to 5 x 5 x 5 x 5
a)
53
b)
54
c)
45
d)
55
16.
-3xy3 . (4xy)2
a)
-12x3y5
b)
-48x2y4
c)
-48x3y5
d)
-12x2y6
17.
Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 
a)
0
b)
1
c)
itself
d)
negative
18.
According to exponent rules, when we divide powers we _______ the exponents.
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
19.
According to exponent rules, when we multiply powers we _______ the exponents.
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
20.
According to exponent rules, when we raise a power to a power we _______ the exponents.
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
21.
(2x3y)6
a)
2x18y6
b)
64x18y6
c)
64x3y6
d)
2x3y6
22.
-14x7/7x
a)
-2x6
b)
-2x
c)
-2x5
d)
-2x8
23.

Simplify:  (2a3b4c3)2(4a2bc3)\left(2a^3b^4c^3\right)^2\cdot\left(4a^2bc^3\right)  

a)

 16a8b9c916a^8b^9c^9  

b)

 8a8b9c98a^8b^9c^9  

c)

 8a6b5c68a^6b^5c^6  

d)

 16a5b5c616a^5b^5c^6  

24.
a)
a8b13
b)
a2b7
c)
a15b30
25.
Simplify:  (5p9q3)(2pq7)
a)
7p10q10
b)
10p9q21
c)
10p10q10
d)
10p8q-4
26.
Simplify the exponential expression:
a)
10x-2
b)
2x2
c)
2x12
d)
10x12
27.

Simplify using exponent rules.

a)

32x3y4

b)

32x9y13

c)

16x8y12

d)

16x6y7

28.
a)
2v0
b)
2v
c)
1/2
d)
2