Exponents and Power Rules

2 * 2² *2²

• 2⁴

• 8⁴

• 36

• 2⁵

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to (12)³ ?

• (12)(12)(12)

• 2(12)(12)(12)

• 12 + 2*12 + 12

• 12⋅3

• 7

• 1

• 12

• impossible to tell

• 8

• 15

• 2

• impossible to tell

• 10

• 7

• 3

• impossible to tell

What exponent allows you to write this: \left(5^3\right)^6 with only one exponent?\5^{what?}

• 18

• 9

• 3

• impossible to tell

• 1

• 2

• 3

• impossible to tell

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

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

• 0

• 1

The product rule says that when you are multiplying two exponents with the same base, you keep the base and ________ the exponents

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide