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Laws of Exponents

The document outlines various laws of exponents, including the Product Law, Quotient Law, Power Law, and rules for zero and negative exponents. It explains how to simplify expressions involving powers with the same base and different bases, as well as the concept of rational exponents. Each law is accompanied by examples for clarity.

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Laws of Exponents

The document outlines various laws of exponents, including the Product Law, Quotient Law, Power Law, and rules for zero and negative exponents. It explains how to simplify expressions involving powers with the same base and different bases, as well as the concept of rational exponents. Each law is accompanied by examples for clarity.

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exponent

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base

𝑥 power
POWER BASE EXPONENT
LAW : PRODUCT LAW
( W H E N M U LT I P LY I N G T W O P O W E R S W I T H T H E S A M E B A S E , J U S T A D D T H E I R E X P O N E N T S )

𝒎 𝒏 𝒎 +𝒏
𝒂 ∙ 𝒂 =𝒂
Examples:
LAW : QUOTIENT LAW
( W H E N D I V I D I N G T W O P O W E R S W I T H T H E S A M E B A S E , J U S T S U B T RA C T T H E I R E X P O N E N T S )

𝒎
𝒂 𝒎 −𝒏
𝒏
= 𝒂
𝒂

Examples:
LAW : POWER LAW
( T O S I M P L I F Y A N Y P O W E R O F P O W E R , S I M P L I F Y M U LT I P LY T H E I R E X P O N E N T S )

¿ ¿
Examples:
LAW : POWERS WITH DIFFERENT BASES
(PRODUCT)

¿
Examples:
LAW : POWERS WITH DIFFERENT BASES
(QUOTIENT)

( )
𝒏 𝒏
𝒂 𝒂
= 𝒏
𝒃 𝒃

Examples:
LAW : ZERO EXPONENT
( A N O N Z E R O B A S E RA I S E D T O Z E R O I S E Q U A L T O )

𝟎
𝒂 =𝟏
Examples:
LAW : NEGATIVE EXPONENT
( A N O N Z E R O B A S E R A I S E D T O A N E G AT I V E E X P O N E N T I S E Q U A L T O T H E R E C I P R O C A L O F T H E B A S E
RA I S E D T O A P O S I T I V E E X P O N E N T )

−𝒏 𝟏
𝒂 = 𝒏
𝒂

Examples:
RATIONAL EXPONENT
( E X P O N E N T S T H AT A R E RAT I O S O R F RAC T I O N S )

FOR ANY NONZERO NUMBER AND AY INTEGERS AND


𝒎
𝒎
𝒂 𝒏
= √𝒂
𝒏 𝒎
=( √ 𝒂)
𝒏

Note: There 3 different ways to write a rational exponents. To


simplify, you may need to write it in another form.
RATIONAL EXPONENT
( E X P O N E N T S T H AT A R E RAT I O S O R F RAC T I O N S )

Examples:

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