Simplifying First, Zero & Negative Exponents

Identification

100

Anything with an exponent of 1 is ___________.

What is itself/the same number

200

True or False: Anything raised to zero is itself.

What is FALSE

300

True or False: Negative exponents are not allowed.

What is TRUE

400

This refers to the inverse of a number/fraction.

(Numerator & denominator flips)

What is RECIPROCAL

500

Which of the two will give you a (-16)?

A. (-4)² or B. -4² 

What is B

FirstExponents

100

Simplify:

(-h)¹

What is -h

200

Simplify:

-17¹

What is -17

300

Simplify:

a⁵b¹c³d¹

What is a⁵bc³d

400

Simplify:

x⁵y⁴z⁹ / x³y³z⁸

What is x²yz

500

Simplify:

10x⁹y⁶ / 5x⁸y⁵

What is 2xy

ZeroExponents

100

Simplify:

(4u⁴)⁰

What is 1

200

Simplify:

18x(y⁴)⁰

What is 18x

300

Simplify:

(r³s⁹t²)⁰ / 3u

What is 1 / 3u

400

Simplify:

k⁷m⁶n⁵ / k⁷m⁴n⁵

What is m²

500

Simplify:

45b¹⁰cd⁵ / 5b⁶cd⁵

What is 9b⁴

NegativeExponents

100

Simplify:

p^-12

What is 1 / p¹²

200

Simplify:

28w^-6

What is 28 / w⁶

300

Simplify:

15c⁴d^-3e^-7f⁴

What is 15c⁴f⁴ / d³e⁷

400

Simplify:

16s^-3t⁴u^-5v² / w^-6x⁸y^-8z^-2

What is 16t⁴v²w⁶y⁸z² / s³u⁵x⁸

500

Simplify:

j⁴k⁵y² / j⁶k⁸y⁷

What is 1 / j²k³y⁵