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1. Laws of exponents describe how to simplify expressions involving exponents. This includes adding exponents when multiplying like bases, multiplying exponents when taking a power of a power, and subtracting exponents when taking quotients of like bases. 2. The document provides examples of simplifying expressions using laws of exponents, such as combining like terms, distributing exponents, and removing negative exponents. 3. Practice problems with step-by-step solutions demonstrate how to apply laws of exponents to simplify additional expressions involving exponents.

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Week 2

1. Laws of exponents describe how to simplify expressions involving exponents. This includes adding exponents when multiplying like bases, multiplying exponents when taking a power of a power, and subtracting exponents when taking quotients of like bases. 2. The document provides examples of simplifying expressions using laws of exponents, such as combining like terms, distributing exponents, and removing negative exponents. 3. Practice problems with step-by-step solutions demonstrate how to apply laws of exponents to simplify additional expressions involving exponents.

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Laws of Exponents

Exponential Notation

Exponent
Base
Base raised to an exponent
Zero Power

0
a =1
Anything to
the zero
power is one.
Product of a Power
mn
a
If you multiply powers
having the same base,
add the exponents.
Example
Simplify: x  3  x  y
2 9 0

29
x 3 1
11
3x
Practice
Simplify the following expressions:

1) x  x 5

2) 2  x  z  3  x
3 0 2

3)  9 x y 3 5
 4 x y 
2 4
Power of a Power

m n
a
To find a power of a
power, multiply the
exponents.
Example
Simplify:2s  s   t 
2 6 3 3
4t 2

2 6 33
2s s t 4t 2

2s  s  t  4t
1 12 9 2

112 9  2
2  4s t
13 11
8s t
Practice
Simplify the following expressions:

1)  y  2 4

2)  a   a 
4 2 3 5

3) x  y  x  x 
5 2 4 2 6
y
Power of a Product

a bm m

If a base has a
product, raise each
factor to the power
Example
Simplify: 3x   2 xy 
4 5
2

 3   2  x y 45
2 2 5 5
x
9 x  32 x y
2 5 20

9  32  x y
2  5 20

288x y 7 20
Practice
Simplify the following expressions:

1)   pqr 
5

2)  2ab   2a 
2 4 3 5

- 2 x  3 x yz 
2 4 3
3)
Negative Powers
1
m
a
1
 m
A simplified
expression has no
m a
negative exponents.
a
Example
10 3
Simplify: 4a b 5a 4

10  4 3
4  5a b
6 3
20a b
3
20b
6
a
Example
2 1
Simplify: 12 x y
3
8x
2 3
12 x x
1
8y
423
12 x
8y
4

3 x5
2y
Practice
Simplify the following expressions:
3
1) 8
2
6x
2) 5 3
4x y
3 8 4
3) 3 x y x
4)  2 a b  3 2
Quotient of a Power

mn
a
To find a quotient of a
power, subtract the bottom a0
exponent from the top if
the bases are the same.
Example
6 1
2x y
Simplify: 2 3
6x y
2 62 13
6 x y
1 4 2
3 x y
x4
3 y2
Practice
Simplify the following expressions:
6 0
ab
1) 3
5a
6
12 x
2) 12
4 xy
9 3
14 x y
3) 3
4x y
Quotient of a Power
m
a
m
b
To find a power of a quotient,
raise the denominator and
numerator to the same power.
Example
2 3
 3   2x y 2 7

Simplify:     5
 y  x


2 23 73


3
3 2 x y
2 53
y x
y2 8 x6 y 21
3 2  x 15

y 2 8 x6 y 21
15
9x
221 23
8y
9x 156  8y
9x 9
Practice
Simplify the following expressions:
8
 a 
3
1)  0 
 bc 
4
 2 x 
2)  2 
 y 
7
s f5
2

3)  
 zr 
4
 

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