Laws of Exponents Introduction

What is the number in a power that tells how many times the base is used as a factor?

• Expression

• Exponent

• Factor

• Term

Simplify the expression using exponential notation:

• 5^-8
• 5²
• 25^-8
• 25²

What is the value of 6^-2?

• 6^-2

• 1/6²

• 1/36

• All of the above

• 4⁹
• 4⁴⁴
• 4²¹
• 4¹⁵

• 25⁶⁰
• 25¹⁷
• 5⁶⁰
• 5¹⁷

• -6
• 8
• -8
• 1/8

• ¹²
• 36
• 1/36
• 1/12

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

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative