Exponent Rules/Vocabulary
The meaning of the word Reciprocal.
What is the number that can be multiplied by another number to make it equal to one.
m2 x m3
What is m5?
53 x 103
What is 503?
(53)4
What is 512?
512 x 50
512
What do you do when you have power to a power? (x2)4 for example
Keep the base and multiply the exponents
79 x 7
What is 710?
72 x 32
What is 212?
(x3)2
What is x6?
102/105
What is 1/103
The negative exponent rule.
What is multiply by its reciprocal and make the exponent positive?
85 / 83
What is 82?
42 x 32
What is 122?
(92)4
What is 98?
82/82
What is 1?
Multiplying same base exponents rule.
What is keep the base and add the exponents?
102 x 1012
What is 1014?
What is 63?
(8y)3
What is 83 x y3?
5-12 x 54
What is 1/58?
Dividing same base exponent rule.
What is keep the base and subtract the exponents?
213 / 25
What is 28?
56 x 66
What is 306?
What is 56 x j6?
73 / 717
What is 1/714?