Laws of Exponents Number Bases

Which number is the EXPONENT?

4^{2 =} 16

• 4

• 2

• 16

Simplify the expression using the product property: (4³)(2³)

• 6⁶

• 8³

• 6³

• 8³

According to exponent rules, when any number is raised to the 0 power the value is _______.

• 1

• positive

• 0

• negative

According to exponent rules, when we divide expressions with the same exponent we _______.

• multiply the bases and keep the exponent.

• divide the bases and keep the exponent.

• multiply bases and subtract the exponent.

• divide bases and subtract the exponent.

Simplify the expression using the power of a power property: (r⁴)⁶

• 10r

• r¹⁰

• 24r

• r²⁴

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

• multiply the bases and keep the exponent.

• divide the bases and keep the exponent.

• multiply bases and subtract the exponent.

• divide bases and subtract the exponent.

Which law of exponents is applied when the exponent of an expression is 0?

• Product rule of exponents

• Quotient law of exponents

• Zero law of exponents

• Negative law of exponents

According to the zero law of exponents, what is any number (other than 0) raised to 0?

• 1

• 0

• The number itself

• The number squared

What is the product rule of exponents?

• To multiply two expressions with different bases, add the exponents while keeping the bases different.

• To multiply two expressions with the same base, add the exponents while keeping the base the same.

• To divide two expressions with the same base, subtract the exponents while keeping the bases the same.

• To divide two expressions with different bases, subtract the exponents while keeping the bases different.

When an exponent is a negative number, what does the negative law of exponents say to do?

• Keep the exponent negative

• Convert the base into a negative number

• Take the square root of the base

• Take the reciprocal of the base