Laws of the Exponents

According to exponent rules, when we raise a power to a power we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

According to exponent rules, when we multiply the same base we _______ the exponents.

• Multiply

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

Simplify using the exponent rules

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According to exponent rules: When dividing the bases, we keep the base the same and _________ the exponents.

• multiply

• add

• subtract

• divide

• 6^-2
• 1/6²
• 1/36
• All of the above

• 5^-8
• 5²
• 25^-8
• 25²

• 0
• 3
• 1
• -1

Simplify:

• x³

• x¹¹

• 1/x¹¹

• 1/x³

Mathematical Equivalence

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• x⁴
• x⁸
• x¹²
• x²⁰