Exponent Rules
What do you do when MULTIPLYING powers with the same base
keep the base the same and add the exponents
5³⋅5⁴
57
x5
(5³)⁷
521
1340
1
What do you do when DIVIDING powers with the same base
keep the base the same and subtract the exponents
(a5)(a4)
a9
58 / 52
56
(2⁸)²
216
Evaluate 72
49
What do you do when MULTIPLYING powers of a power?
the base stays the same and you MULTIPLY the exponents.
(c5)(c3)(c3)
c11
78/74
74
(x⁴)²
x8
23 x 23
What do you do when MULTIPLYING powers with the same exponent but different bases
you keep the exponent the same and multiply the bases
3³ ⋅ 3
34
75
(y³)⁵
y15
66 / 20
66
what does power mean?
Power is an expression with a base number and an exponent
x10⋅ x-4
x6
3-4
(x14)3
x42
evaluate 35 X 03
0