Exponents/Product Rule/Quotient Rule

Vocabulary

100

The number or variable that is being raised to an exponent is called the...

Base

300

If a number is squared, it is being raised to the power of ____.

2

500

The number that is multiplied by a variable in an expression is called a... 

Coefficient

Evaluate Powers

100

4¹

4

300

2³

8

500

10⁴

10,000

Product Rule

100

x³ * x⁵

x⁸

300

3b³ * b⁷

3b¹⁰

500

10a² * -2a⁵

^{(Variables have to go in alphabetical order)}

-20a⁷

Quotient Rule

100

a^9/a^4

a⁵

300

(x^5)/(x^2)

x^3

500

(12y^5)/(2y^2)

6y³

Identification

100

What is the exponent in: 7³

3

300

Whenever you are dividing powers with like bases you ___________ the exponents.

Subtract

500

If coefficients AND variables are present when you are working with exponents, you must __________ the coefficients before working with the variables. 

(Hint: 2a³ * 3a⁴)

Multiply