Rules of Exponents

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According to exponent rules, when we raise the power to a power we _______ the exponents.
Example: (d²)⁵

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multiply

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According to exponent rules, when we multiply two power with the same base we _______ the exponents.
Example: c⁶ ⋅ c⁴

Back

add

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According to exponent rules, when we divide two powers with the same base we _______ the exponents.
Example: h⁸ / h³

Back

subtract

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2

Front

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

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1

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1

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1

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