ax x ay = ax+y
Product Rule
102 x 103
100,000
20
1
To simplify 48 x 46 you would..
add the exponents, and keep the same base.
Which number is the BASE?
23 = 8
2
(ab)x = axbx
Power of a Product Rule
1234591
123459
4-3
1/43
To simplify 48/46 you would..
subtract the exponents, and keep the same base.
True or False: 25 is the same as 2 x 5.
False
a-x = 1/ax
Negative Exponent
k9 x k-9
1
(2/3)4
24/34
To evaluate (42)3 you would...
Multiply the exponents and keep the base. Then solve 4 to the 6th power.
What is the exponential form of
4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4
46
(a/b)x = ax/bx
Power of Fraction Rule
-58/-54
625
(ab)x
axbx
To evaluate (23)4 you would...
Multiply the exponents and keep the same base. Then solve 27.
Find the inequality: 24 _ 42
=
ax/y = y√ax
Fractional Exponent
323/5
8
43/8
8√43
To simplify (4/6)2 you would...
distribute the exponent 2 to the base numbers 4 and 6
Find the inequality: 53 _ 35
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