EXPONENT RULES & POLYNOMIAL

Laws of exponents

100

product rule

x^a . x^b

x^a+b

200

power rule

(x^a)^b

x^ab

300

x^a/x^b

^{quotient rule}

x^a-b

400

negative exponent rule

x^-a

1/x^a

500

what do you do to exponents when adding and subtracting?

nothing! they stay the same