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Exponent Laws

The document discusses three exponent laws: 1) Division Rule: When dividing terms with the same base but different exponents, subtract the exponents (xa/xb = xa-b) 2) Multiplication Rule: When multiplying terms with the same base but different exponents, add the exponents ((xa)(xb) = xa+b) 3) Exponent Rule: When raising a term to another exponent, multiply the exponents ((xa)b = xab) Examples are provided to illustrate each exponent law.

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Exponent Laws

The document discusses three exponent laws: 1) Division Rule: When dividing terms with the same base but different exponents, subtract the exponents (xa/xb = xa-b) 2) Multiplication Rule: When multiplying terms with the same base but different exponents, add the exponents ((xa)(xb) = xa+b) 3) Exponent Rule: When raising a term to another exponent, multiply the exponents ((xa)b = xab) Examples are provided to illustrate each exponent law.

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Exponent Laws There are a few shortcuts we can take when performing operations involving numbers with a common

base, but different exponents. The three exponent laws covered in this section are:

xa a b = x xb
Division Rule

( x a )( x b ) = x a +b ( x a )b = x ab
Multiplication Rule Exponent Rule

Lets look at a quick example of each to see exactly what these rules are saying. Examples:

numerator and denominator, we can keep the same base and simply subtract the exponents to get our answer.

56 6 2 4 = 5 = 5 . Since 5 is the base in the expression in the 2 5

(32 )(37 ) = 32+7 . This is similar to the last example. We have a common base (namely 3), but this time, were multiplying the values. So, we keep the same base and add the exponents. (134 )5 = 1345 = 1320 . In this case, we have 134 all raised to 4 the fifth power. Instead of multiplying out 13 and then raising it to the fifth power, we can take a shortcut and simply multiply the exponents.
Now, try these on your own: 1.

(23 )(27 )(22 ) =

2.

(128 ) = 4 (12 ) (62 )(69 ) = (36 )(32 ) 2 = ((52 )3 ) 2 = (35 )(9) = (52 )(58 ) = 3 5

3.

4.

5.

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(Hint: Try writing 9 as a power of 3)

7.

28 8. = 3 4 (Hint: Try writing 4 as a power of 2)

9.

(15 ) (1511 )
16
3 8

10.

(5 )(4 ) = 3 2 (4 )(5 )

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