Rules of Exponents

What do you do with the exponents when multiplying two powers with the same base?

• Subtract the exponents

• Divide the exponents

• Multiply the exponents

• Add the exponents

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

If you have x squared times x cubed, what is the result?

• x to the fifth

• x to the sixth

• x to the first

• x to the fourth

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CCSS.HSA.APR.A.1

If you have a power raised to another power, what operation do you perform on the exponents?

• Subtract them

• Add them

• Divide them

• Multiply them

How do you apply an exponent to a product of terms?

• None of the above

• Multiply the exponent with each term's exponent

• Subtract the exponent from each term

• Add the exponent to each term

In the expression (xy)^3, what is the correct expansion?

• x^3 + y^3

• x^2y^2

• 3xy

• x^3y^3

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

When dividing powers with the same base, what should you do with the exponents?

• None of the above

• Add them

• Multiply them

• Subtract the denominator's exponent from the numerator's

What is the simplified form of x^7 / x^3?

• x^5

• x^4

• x^21

• x^10

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

What is the result of any number raised to the zero power?

• 0

• 1

• Undefined

• The base number

What does a negative exponent indicate?

• The base becomes negative

• The exponent should be subtracted

• The reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.1

How do you write x^(-2) in terms of positive exponents?

• 1 / x^2

• 2 / x

• x^2

• -x^2

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2