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Laws of Exponents

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Simplify 5³⋅5⁴

a)

5⁷

b)

5⁻¹

c)

5¹²

d)

5

2.
Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 
a)
0
b)
1
c)
itself
d)
negative
3.

Solve and Simplify (no exponent)

202^0  

a)

00  

b)

11  

c)

22  

d)

12\frac{1}{2}  

4.

34 x 37

a)

928

b)

328

c)

311

d)

911

5.
Simplify:
(x3)(x2)
a)
x5
b)
x6
c)
x
d)
x1.5
6.
How do you write
5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5
with an exponent?
a)
57
b)
56
c)
75
d)
5
7.
n²⋅n⁴⋅n⁵
a)
n¹¹
b)
n⁴⁰
c)
n¹³
d)
n²²
8.

Simplify:  x3x4x^3\cdot x^4  

a)

x12x^{12}  

b)

x7x^7  

c)

x1x^1  

d)

x43x^{\frac{4}{3}}  

9.

Solve using the product law of exponents

(55)(53)

a)

258

b)

515

c)

2515

d)

58

10.

Solve using the product law of exponents.

(1012)(104)

a)

1016

b)

1048

c)

10016

d)

10048

11.

Simplify.

(x4) (x)

a)

2x4

b)

x

c)

x5

d)

x4

12.

52·55=

a)

57

b)

53

c)

5-7

d)

5-3

13.

x3·x4=

a)

x7

b)

x1

c)

x-7

d)

x-1

14.

n0 =

a)

1

b)

0

15.

Simplify:

(x3)(x2)

a)

x5

b)

x6

c)

x

16.
How do you write
5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5⋅5
with an exponent?
a)
57
b)
56
c)
75
d)
5
17.

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

(a4)3\left(a^4\right)^3  

a)

a12a^{12}  

b)

a7a^7  

c)

aa  

d)

a15a^{15}  

18.

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

(y8)5\left(y^8\right)^5  

a)

y13y^{13}  

b)

y40y^{40}  

c)

y3y^3  

d)

y85y^{85}  

19.

x8x5\frac{x^8}{x^5}  

a)

x3x^3  

b)

1x3\frac{1}{x^3}  

c)

x13x^{13}  

d)

x40x^{40}  

20.
Evaluate this expression using the quotient rule.
a)
95
b)
99
c)
15
d)
9-5
21.
Simplify:
(x3)(x2)
a)
x5
b)
x6
c)
x
d)
x1.5
22.
Simplify (-5.7)0
a)
1
b)
0
c)
-1
d)
-5.7
23.
a)
x12
b)
x-12
c)
x2
d)
x-2
24.
a)
w
b)
w-1= 1/w
c)
-w
d)
w17
25.
a)
a7
b)
a10
c)
a3
d)
a-3
26.
a)
3
b)
0
c)
1
d)
1/3
27.
a)
8
b)
1/8
c)
87
d)
all of the above
28.
According to exponent rules, when we multiply the same base we _______ the exponents.
a)
Multiply
b)
Add
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
29.
According to exponent rules, when we divide the same base we _______ the exponents.
a)
Multiply
b)
Add
c)
Divide
d)
Subtract
30.
Simplify:
b2 ⋅ b4
a)
b8
b)
b6
c)
b2
d)
2b6
31.
Simplify:
(x5)4
a)
x9
b)
x20
c)
x
d)
x54
32.
According to exponent rules, when we raise the power to a power we _______ the exponents.
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
33.
n²⋅n⁴⋅n⁵
a)
n¹¹
b)
n⁴⁰
c)
n¹³
d)
n²²
34.
Multiply
a)
100
b)
101
c)
10-2
d)
1/100
35.
Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 
a)
0
b)
1
c)
itself
d)
negative
36.

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

a2a4a^2\cdot a^4  

a)

a6a^6  

b)

a8a^8  

c)

a2a^2  

d)

a24a^{24}  

37.

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

x5x5x^5\cdot x^5  

a)

x25x^{25}  

b)

x2x^2  

c)

x10x^{10}  

d)

x

38.

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

y9y8y^9\cdot y^8  

a)

y72y^{72}  

b)

yy^{ }  

c)

y17y^{17}  

d)

y3y^3  

39.

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

(a4)3\left(a^4\right)^3  

a)

a12a^{12}  

b)

a7a^7  

c)

aa  

d)

a15a^{15}  

40.

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

(y8)5\left(y^8\right)^5  

a)

y13y^{13}  

b)

y40y^{40}  

c)

y3y^3  

d)

y85y^{85}  

41.

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

(42)3\left(4^2\right)^3  

a)

  y6y^6  

b)

y9y^9  

c)

y15y^{15}  

d)

y5y^5  

42.

(7x3)0\left(7x^3\right)^0  

a)

1

b)

7

c)

21x321x^3  

d)

x10x^{10}  

43.

k6k^{-6}  

a)

k6\frac{k}{6}  

b)

6k\frac{6}{k}  

c)

k6k^6  

d)

1k6\frac{1}{k^6}  

44.

x8x5\frac{x^8}{x^5}  

a)

x3x^3  

b)

1x3\frac{1}{x^3}  

c)

x13x^{13}  

d)

x40x^{40}  

45.

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

a)

Multiply

b)

Add

c)

Divide

d)

Subtract

46.
According to exponent rules, when we divide the expressions we _______ the exponents.
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
47.

x3x\frac{x^3}{x}  

a)

xx  

b)

x2x^2  

c)

x3x^3  

d)

1x2\frac{1}{x^2}  

48.
Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 
a)
0
b)
1
c)
itself
d)
negative
49.
Evaluate the expression using the quotient rule.
a)
x13
b)
x5
c)
x36
d)
x-5
50.
Simplify the expression:
(58) ÷ (52)
a)
56
b)
510
c)
54
d)
516
51.
Evaluate this expression using the quotient rule.
a)
95
b)
99
c)
15
d)
9-5
52.
Evaluate the expression using the quotient rule.
a)
x13
b)
x5
c)
x36
d)
x-5
53.
Simplify the expression in exponential form:
1340
a)
0
b)
134
c)
1
54.

z0

a)

z

b)

0

c)

1

55.

Evaluate the expression.     79 ÷ (72)3Evaluate\ the\ \exp ression.\ \ \ \ \ 7^9\ \div\ \left(7^2\right)^3  

a)

787^8  

b)

747^4  

c)

49349^3  

d)

737^3  

56.

Evaluate    3(50).Evaluate\ \ \ \ 3\left(5^0\right).  

a)

15

b)

4

c)

3

d)

27