Exponent Rules Practice
Multiply the same base: add the exponents. Divide: subtract them. Power of a power: multiply them.
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x³ · x⁴ = x⁷, x⁶ ÷ x² = x⁴ and (x²)³ = x⁶. Any nonzero base to the power 0 is 1.
Common questions
- What are the exponent rules?
- Add exponents when multiplying the same base, subtract when dividing, multiply for a power of a power.
- Why is x⁰ equal to 1?
- For x ≠ 0, x³ ÷ x³ is 1, and by the quotient rule it is also x⁰.
