Vocabulary
The number or variable that is being raised to an exponent is called the...
Base
41
x3 * x5
x8
a^9/a^4
a5
What is the exponent in: 73
3
If a number is squared, it is being raised to the power of ____.
2
23
8
3b3 * b7
3b10
(x^5)/(x^2)
x^3
Whenever you are dividing powers with like bases you ___________ the exponents.
The number that is multiplied by a variable in an expression is called a...
Coefficient
104
10,000
10a2 * -2a5
(Variables have to go in alphabetical order)
-20a7
(12y^5)/(2y^2)
6y3
If coefficients AND variables are present when you are working with exponents, you must __________ the coefficients before working with the variables.
(Hint: 2a3 * 3a4)
Multiply