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Laws of Exponents

The document outlines 8 laws of exponents: 1) The exponent of a power indicates how many times the base multiplies itself 2) When multiplying powers, you add the exponents 3) When dividing powers, you subtract the exponents 4) When raising a power to another power, you multiply the exponents

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Laws of Exponents

The document outlines 8 laws of exponents: 1) The exponent of a power indicates how many times the base multiplies itself 2) When multiplying powers, you add the exponents 3) When dividing powers, you subtract the exponents 4) When raising a power to another power, you multiply the exponents

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The Laws of Exponents

Exponents

exponent

Power

base

Example: 125 53 means that 53 is the exponential


form of the number 125.

53 means 3 factors of 5 or 5 x 5 x 5

The Laws of Exponents:


#1: Exponential form: The exponent of a power indicates
how many times the base multiplies itself.

x 1
x 4
x
x4 2

x4 x4 x4

4
3x
n

n times

n factors of x

Example: 5 5 5
5
3

#2: Multiplying Powers:

If you are multiplying Powers


with the same base, KEEP the BASE & ADD the EXPONENTS!

x x
m

So, I get it!


When you
multiply
Powers, you
add the
exponents!

mn

26 23 263 29
512

#3: Dividing Powers: When dividing Powers with the


same base, KEEP the BASE & SUBTRACT the EXPONENTS!

x
m
n
mn

x
n
x
So, I get it!
When you
divide
Powers, you
subtract the
exponents!

2
62
4

2
22
16

#4: Power of a Power: If you are raising a Power to an


exponent, you multiply the exponents!

n
m

So, when I
take a Power
to a power, I
multiply the
exponents

mn

(5 ) 5
3

3 2

#5: Product Law of Exponents: If the product of the


bases is powered by the same exponent, then the result is a
multiplication of individual factors of the product, each powered
by the given exponent.

xy
So, when I take
a Power of a
Product, I apply
the exponent to
all factors of
the product.

x y
n

( ab) a b
2

#6: Quotient Law of Exponents: If the quotient of the


bases is powered by the same exponent, then the result is both
numerator and denominator , each powered by the given exponent.

x

y
So, when I take a
Power of a
Quotient, I apply
the exponent to
all parts of the
quotient.

x
n
y
4

2 16
2
4
3
81
3

#7: Negative Law of Exponents: If the base is powered


by the negative exponent, then the base becomes reciprocal with the
positive exponent.
So, when I have a
Negative Exponent, I
switch the base to its
reciprocal with a
Positive Exponent.
Ha Ha!
If the base with the
negative exponent is in
the denominator, it
moves to the
numerator to lose its
negative sign!

1
m
x

1
1
5 3
5
125
and
1
2

3
9
2
3
3

#8: Zero Law of Exponents: Any base powered by zero


exponent equals one.

x 1
0

So zero
factors of a
base equals 1.
That makes
sense! Every
power has a
coefficient
of 1.

50 1
and
a0 1
and
(5a ) 0 1

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