Exponent Rules and Simplification

This video tutorial introduces the concept of potências, explaining their properties and how to apply them. It covers the product and quotient of potências, demonstrating how to simplify expressions by adding or subtracting exponents. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate these concepts, helping students understand the multiplication and division of potências with the same base.

What is the term used for the number that is being multiplied in an exponentiation?

• Factor

• Power

• Exponent

• Base

In the expression 2^3, what does the '3' represent?

• Base

• Exponent

• Power

• Factor

When multiplying powers with the same base, what should you do with the exponents?

• Subtract them

• Add them

• Divide them

• Multiply them

What is the result of 2^3 * 2^4?

• 2^12

• 2^4

• 2^7

• 2^1

When dividing powers with the same base, what should you do with the exponents?

• Divide them

• Subtract them

• Multiply them

• Add them

What is the result of 2^5 / 2^2?

• 2^7

• 2^3

• 2^1

• 2^2

How would you simplify the expression 9^6 * 9^2?

• 9^8

• 9^4

• 9^12

• 9^3

What is the simplified form of 17^7 / 17^5?

• 17^1

• 17^2

• 17^12

• 17^3

If an exponent is missing, what value should you assume it to be?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 0

What is the result of 0.7^4 / 0.7^1?

• 0.7^1

• 0.7^2

• 0.7^5

• 0.7^3