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Laws of Exponents

The document discusses the laws of exponents, which are mathematical operations that can be performed whenever variables with the same base are raised to exponents. It provides examples of applying several laws of exponents, such as when two terms with the same base are multiplied or divided, combining like terms, and evaluating expressions using properties such as negative exponents. It also demonstrates evaluating more complex expressions and equations using multiple exponent laws and properties.

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Laws of Exponents

The document discusses the laws of exponents, which are mathematical operations that can be performed whenever variables with the same base are raised to exponents. It provides examples of applying several laws of exponents, such as when two terms with the same base are multiplied or divided, combining like terms, and evaluating expressions using properties such as negative exponents. It also demonstrates evaluating more complex expressions and equations using multiple exponent laws and properties.

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Laws of Exponents

Whenever we have variables which


contain exponents and have equal bases,
we can do certain mathematical
operations to them. Those operations
are called the “Laws of Exponents”

b x
b = base x = exponent
Laws of Exponents
2. xy   x y
m n m
1. x  x  x
m n m m

m
x
 
m
m n x
3. x x mn
4.    m
 y y
m
x mn
5a. if m  n , then n  x
x
m
x 1
5b. if n  m , then n  n  m
x x
Other Properties of Exponents
1
x 1
0 1
x 
x
Any single number or variable is always to
the first power

2 x  2 x  2 x 
1
33 1
aa 1 1 1
Basic Examples
2 3
x x  x
2 3
x 5

x 
4 3
x 43
x 12

xy  3
x y
3 3
Basic Examples
3
x x3
   3
y
  y
7 74
x x
4
  x 3

x 1
5
x 1 1
7
 7 5
 2
x x x
More Examples

2a 3  7 a 4  2  7 a 34  14a 7
 5r 2  8r 3  2r 2   5  8  2 r 23 2   80r 7
2m n 
2 5 3 13
2 m n
23 53
 2 m n  8m n
3 6 15 6 15

3xy  3
 3 x y  27 x y
3 3 3 3 3

2 2 2 2
 
2 a 2 a 4 a
   2 2  2
 3b  3 b 9b
4 4 1
8x 8x
  4x 3
2x 2 1
9z3 9 1 1 3
5
 5 3
3 2  2
3z 3z x x
More Examples

3 x 3 y 2 z  7 xyz 2  3  7 x 31 y 21 z1 2  21x 4 y 3 z 3

 
 8 xy 2  3 xy   2 xy 3   8  3  2 x111 y 213  48 x 3 y 6

3x y  2 xy
2 3 2 2 2
  3
12
x 22 y 32 212 x12 y 22  

9 x 4 y 6  4 x 2 y 4  9  4 x 4 2 y 6 4  36 x 6 y10

3
 5a b  513 a 33b13 53 a 9b 3 125a 9b 3 125a 93 125a 6
3
   13 13 23  3 3 6 
2  3 6
 6 3
 3
 3ab  3 a b 3 a b 27 a b 27b 27b
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