Terms
What is the 3 called in
3^5
Base
Expand
3^4
3*3*3*3
4*4*4
4^3
5^3*5^6
5^9
4x^0
4
What is the 5 called in
3^5
Exponent or power
5^5x^4
5*5*5*5*5*x*x*x*x
3*3*3*3*3*x*x*x
3^5x^3
(3^4x)^6
3^24x^6
5^-3
1/5^3
To simplify exponents, what do you need to have?
Common base
3^6x^3
3*3*3*3*3*3*x*x*x
6*6*6*6*6*x*y*y*y
6^5xy^3
3^3x^4*3x^2
3^4x^6
(x^-7y^6)/(x^4y^-5)
(y^11)/x^11
Anything raised to 0 power is
1
7^3x^2yz^4
7*7*7*x*x*y*z*z*z*z
(-3)(-3)(-3)x*x*x*x*y*z
(-3)^3x^4yz
2x^5y*4xy^6
8x^6y^7

1/(16x^4
What do we do with negative exponents if they are on the bottom of fraction?
Move to the top
(-4)^6xy^3
(-4)(-4)(-4)(-4)(-4)(-4)*x*y*y*y
(2/5)(2/5(2/5)x*x*x*y*z*z*z
(2/5)^3x^3yz^3
(4^2x^5yz^3)^7*4^5xy^3
4^19x^36y^11z^21

(8x^10z^%2)/y^4