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EXPONENT RULES & PRACTICE
1. PRODUCT RUI
[0 multiply when two bases are the same, write the base and ADD the exponents.
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Examples:
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2. QUOTIENT RULE: To divide when two bases ae the same, write the base and SUBTRACT the exponents
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3. ZERO EXPONENT RU
Any base (except 0) raised to the zero power is equal to ore,
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Examples:
A ysl B 6°=1 : Cc. (7a%b™*)
44 POWER RULE: To raise a power to another power, write the base and MULTIPLY the exponents
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5. EXPANDED POWER RULE:
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Examples:
A. (2a)3 = 2303 = 8a?
B. (6x3)? = 67(x3)? = 3626
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6. NEGATIVE EXPONENTS: Ia factor in the numerator or denominator is moved across the fraction bar, the sign
of the exponent is changed,
Examples:
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REMEMBER: An exponen: applies to only the factor its directly next to unless parentheses enclose other factors.
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