Free Printable W3: EXPONENT RULES

1.

$\left(ab^2\right)^8$ =

a)

$ab^{16}$

b)

$a^8b^{16}$

c)

$a^9b^{10}$

d)

$ab^{10}$

2.

$\left(a^3b^5\right)^7$ =

a)

$a^3b^{35}$

b)

$a^{10}b^{12}$

c)

$a^8b^8$

d)

$a^{21}b^{35}$

3.

$\left(x^7\right)^2$ =

a)

$x^{14}$

b)

$x^9$

c)

$x^5$

d)

$2x^7$

4.

$\left(x^5\right)^4$

The power of a power rule says that when an exponential expression is raised to a power (as shown above), you should _________ the inner and outer exponents

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

5.

$\frac{a^5b^{10}}{a^3b^6}=$

a)

$a^8b^{16}$

b)

$a^2b^4$

c)

$a^{15}b^{60}$

d)

$a^2b^{16}$

6.

$\frac{9x^2}{3x^{ }}=$

a)

$3x^2$

b)

$3x$

c)

$9x$

d)

$6x$

7.

$\frac{x^{17}}{x^8}$

a)

$x^9$

b)

$x^{25}$

c)

$x^{-9}$

d)

$x^{-25}$

8.

$\frac{x^9}{x^4}$ =

a)

$x^{13}$

b)

$x^{36}$

c)

$x^5$

d)

$x^{-5}$

9.

The quotient rule says that when you are dividing two exponents with the same base, you keep the base and __________ the exponents.

a)

Add

b)

Subract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

10.

$x^{-3}\cdot x^7\cdot x^2$ =

a)

$x^6$

b)

$x^{12}$

c)

$x^{-42}$

d)

$x^{-12}$

11.

$m^2\cdot m^6\cdot m=$

a)

$m^8$

b)

$m^{12}$

c)

$m^4$

d)

$m^9$

12.

$x^3\cdot x^4\ =$

a)

$x^{12\ }$

b)

$x^{-1}$

c)

$x^7$

d)

$x^{34}$

13.

The product rule says that when you are multiplying two exponents with the same base, you keep the base and ________ the exponents

a)

Add

b)

Subtract

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

14.

$x^{-5}$ =

a)

$\frac{1}{x^{-5}}$

b)

$\frac{1}{x^5}$

c)

$\frac{x^5}{1}$

d)

$\frac{x^{-5}}{1}$

15.

$y^0=$

a)

y

b)

0

c)

1

d)

10

16.

If a number or variable does not have an exponent, we can assume the exponent is:

a)

0

b)

1

17.

$10\times10\times10\times10\times10=$

a)

$10\times5$

b)

$10^5$

18.

What is the base in 2⁸ ?

a)

8

b)

2

19.

According to exponent rules, when we multiply the expressions we _______ the exponents.

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

20.

Simplify the expression.
x⁴ (x¹²)

a)

x³

b)

x⁴⁸

c)

x¹⁶

d)

x⁸

21.

X²⋅ X³⋅ X⁴⋅ X

a)

x⁹

b)

x²⁴

c)

x¹⁰

d)

x²⁵

22.

$\left(\frac{a^4}{b^3}\right)^2$

a)

$\frac{b^6}{a^8}$

b)

$\frac{b^9}{a^{16}}$

c)

$\frac{a^2}{b}$

d)

$\frac{a^8}{b^6}$

W3: EXPONENT RULES

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