Laws of Exponents

Exponents

100

Identify the base: 3^2

What is 3

200

Identify the exponent 1^6

What is 6.

300

Write using exponents: (3 x 3 x 3)

What is 3^3

400

Write using exponents: h x h x h x h x h

What is h^5

500

Write in expanded form: 9 ^ 6

What is 9 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 9

Product of Powers

100

You do this to the exponents to multiply powers with the same base.

What is add.

200

Simplify: 5^2 x 5^6

What is 5^8

300

Simplify: x^-2 times x^-3

What is x^-5

400

Simplify: (x^-3)(x^9)(x^-7)

What is x^-1

500

Make up your own product of powers question.

What is answer it correctly!

Quotient of Powers

100

You do this to the exponents when dividing powers with the same base.

What is subtract

200

Simplify: 2^5/2^2

What is 2^3

300

Simplify: w^3/w^8

What is w^-5

400

Simplify a^7/a^3 and a^10/a^-1

What is a^4 and a^11

500

Simplify: 12x^2/6x^3

What is 2x^-1

Power of Powers

100

You do this to the exponents when finding the power to a power.

What is multiply

200

Simplify: (z^11)^5

What is z^55

300

Simplify: (4^3)^2

What is 4^6

400

Simplify: (y^-9)^4

What is y^-36

500

Simplify: (x^2y^6)3

What is x^6y^18

Negative and Zero Exponents

100

Any number raised to the zero power is

What is 1

200

2^0

What is 1

300

To write a negative fraction using positive exponents, you must make a

What is fraction.

400

Write using a positive exponent w^-5

What is 1/w^5

500

Write x^-1 using positive exponents.

What is 1/x^1