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Laws of Exponents Complete

This document outlines 8 laws of exponents: 1) Exponential form indicates how many times the base is multiplied by itself 2) If bases are the same and operations are multiplication, the exponent is the sum of individual exponents 3) If bases are the same and operations are division, the exponent is the difference of individual exponents 4) If an exponential form is powered by another exponent, the result is the base powered by the product of exponents

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Laws of Exponents Complete

This document outlines 8 laws of exponents: 1) Exponential form indicates how many times the base is multiplied by itself 2) If bases are the same and operations are multiplication, the exponent is the sum of individual exponents 3) If bases are the same and operations are division, the exponent is the difference of individual exponents 4) If an exponential form is powered by another exponent, the result is the base powered by the product of exponents

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Exponents

exponent

power 5 3

base

Example: 125  53 means that 53 is the exponential


form of the number 125.
The Laws of Exponents:
#1: Exponential form: The exponent of a power indicates how
many times the base multiply itself.

x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x
n

n times

Example: 5  5  5  5
3
The Laws of Exponents:

#2: Multiplicative Law of Exponents: If the bases are the same


And if the operations between the bases is multiplication, then the
result is the base powered by the sum of individual exponents .

mn
x x  x
m n

3 4
Example: 2  2  2  23 4 7

Proof: 2  2   2  2  2    2  2  2  2  
3 4

2  2  2  2  2  2  2  27
The Laws of Exponents:
#3: Division Law of Exponents: If the bases are the same
And if the operations between the bases is division, then the
result is the base powered by the difference of individual
exponents .
m
x mn
n
 x m
 x n
 x
x
54
Example: 3  54  53  543  51  5
5

5   5  5 5
5 4
Proof: 3  5
5 5 55
The Laws of Exponents:
#4: Exponential Law of Exponents: If the exponential form
is powered by another exponent, then the result is the base
powered by the product of individual exponents.

x 
n
m
x mn

Example:  4 
3 2
4 32
46

Proof:  4    4  4  4   4  4  4   4  4  4 
3 2 2

 4  4  4  4  4  4  46
The Laws of Exponents:

#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

 xy 
exponent.

x y
n n n

Example: 36  6   2  3  2  3
2 2 2 2

Proof: 2  3  4  9  36
2 2
The Laws of Exponents:
#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.
n
 x x n

   n
 y y
3
 2
3
2
Example:    3
7 7
The Laws of Exponents:
#7: Negative Law of Exponents: If the base is powered by the
negative exponent, then the base becomes reciprocal with the
positive exponent.

m 1
x  m
x
3 1 1
Example #1: 2  3 
2 8

1 53
Example #2: 3   5  125
3

5 1
The Laws of Exponents:
#8: Zero Law of Exponents: Any base powered by zero exponent
equals one

x 1 0

Example: 112 0  1
0
5
  1
7
 flower  1
0

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