Product Rule
x3 * x5
x8
x4 / x2
x2
(x3)2
x6
The power of a variable when no exponent is written "x"
1
Mr. Brown's Age
40
37 * 33
310
28 / 27
2
(82)4
88
60
1
Ruth and Roxanne
a3b5 * a5b4
a8b9
x2y3 / x2y2
y
((x+1)3)4
(x+1)12
Write x-3 using only positive exponents
Mr. Shanes' College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
6c5d2 * 2cd
12c6d3
1/z
(ab2)3
a3b6
When multiplying two of the same base do you add or subtract exponents?
add
Mr. Shanes' Major
Computer Science
2x2y3 * 22xy3 * 24x3y
27x6y7
a10b10 / a5b15
a5 / b5
(a2b3c4)5
a10b15c20
When dividing two variables with the same base do you add or subtract exponents?
subtract
Mr. Brown's favorite color
Brown