Rules of Exponents

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

• Add

• Subract

• Multiply

• Divide

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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

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

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Simplify to an equivalent expression BUT leave in exponent form.
                                   4³⋅4⁵

• 4⁸

• 16⁸

• 4¹⁵

• 16¹⁵

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Simplify         m¹²/ m³

• m^12-3  = m⁹

• m^12/3  = m⁴

• m^-9

• -m⁹

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  simplify    7^-2

• 1/7² = 1/49

• -49

• -14

• 1/14

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Simplify and leave in exponent form
                            8²/8⁵

• 8³

• 8^2-5 = 8^-3 = 1/8³

• 8^-3

• 8⁷

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The amount of bacteria in an infection n hours after taking medication is (1/x³)ⁿ .      
Write a simplified expression that represents the amount of bacteria in an infection 4 hours after taking medication.

•  (1/x³)⁴

•  (1/x³)^-4

•  (1/x⁷)

•  (1/x³)⁴ = (1⁴) / (x^{3 times4}) = 1/x¹²

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x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶

• x⁶

• -x⁶

• -1 ⁄ x⁶

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Simplify the following expression:

(xyz)⁰ =

• 0

• 1

• xyz

• -1

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