Exploring the Law of Exponents

What is the term for the number that is raised to a power in an expression?

• Exponent

• Value

• Base

• Coefficient

If you multiply x^2 by x^4, what is the resulting exponent?

• x^4

• x^6

• x^8

• x^2

What is the simplified form of x^5 divided by x^2?

• x^10

• x^2

• x^7

• x^3

How do you simplify (x^3)^2?

• x^6

• x^5

• x^8

• x^9

What is the result of 2x^3 raised to the 4th power?

• 16x^7

• 2x^7

• 8x^7

• 16x^12

How do you make a negative exponent positive?

• Subtract 1 from the exponent

• Multiply the exponent by -1

• Add 1 to the exponent

• Move the base to the opposite part of the fraction

What is the simplified form of 3x^-3y^2?

• 3y^2x^3

• 3y^2/x^3

• 3x^3/y^2

• 3x^3y^2

What is the simplified form of 9x/y^-5?

• 9xy^5

• 9x^5y

• 9x^5/y

• 9x/y^5

What is the value of any number raised to the zero power?

• The number itself

• 1

• 0

• Undefined

What is the simplified form of (5,456,987x^2y^-4z^9)^0?

• Undefined

• 5,456,987

• 0

• 1