Laws of Exponents

 

Product with same base     

Quotient with same base   

Quotient to a power             

Negative powers 

 

Power to a power

Product to a power  

Zero power

Quotient with negative power

 

 

 

 

Description

The Rule 

in Symbolic form

The Rule 
in Words
Example

Product with same base



When multiplying like bases, keep the base the same and add the exponents.


 

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Product with same base  

Quotient with same base

Quotient to a power

Negative powers

Power to a power

Product to a power

Zero power

Quotient with negative power

 

 

Description

The Rule  

in Symbolic form

The Rule 
in Words
Example
Power to a Power

When raising a base with a power to another  power, keep the base the same and multiply the exponents.

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Product with same base  

Quotient with same base

Quotient to a power

Negative powers

Power to a power

Product to a power

Zero power

Quotient with negative power

 

 

Description

The Rule  

in Symbolic form

The Rule 
in Words
Example
quotient with same base When dividing like bases, keep the base the same and subtract the denominator  exponent from the numerator exponent.

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Product with same base  

Quotient with same base

Quotient to a power

Negative powers

Power to a power

Product to a power

Zero power

Quotient with negative power

 

 

Description

The Rule  

in Symbolic form

The Rule 
in Words
Example
Product to a Power When raising a product to a power, distribute the power to each factor.

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Product with same base  

Quotient with same base

Quotient to a power

Negative powers

Power to a power

Product to a power

Zero power

Quotient with negative power

 

 

Description

The Rule  

in Symbolic form

The Rule 
in Words
Example
quotient to a Power When raising a fraction to a power, distribute the power to each factor in the numerator and denominator of the fraction.

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Product with same base  

Quotient with same base

Quotient to a power

Negative powers

Power to a power

Product to a power

Zero power

Quotient with negative power

 

 

Description

The Rule  

in Symbolic form

The Rule 
in Words
Example
zero power Anything raised to the zero power is one.

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Product with same base  

Quotient with same base

Quotient to a power

Negative powers

Power to a power

Product to a power

Zero power

Quotient with negative power

 

 

Description

The Rule  

in Symbolic form

The Rule 
in Words
Example
negative power Negative exponents signify division. In particular, find the reciprocal of the base.

When a base is raised to a negative power, reciprocate (find the reciprocal of) the base, keep the exponent with the original base, and drop the negative.

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Product with same base  

Quotient with same base

Quotient to a power

Negative powers

Power to a power

Product to a power

Zero power

Quotient with negative power

 

 

Description

The Rule  

in Symbolic form

The Rule 
in Words
Example
quotient with negative power Negative exponents signify division. In particular, find the reciprocal of the base.

When a denominator  is raised to a negative power, move the factor to the numerator, keep the exponent but drop the negative.

 

 

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Product with same base  

Quotient with same base

Quotient to a power

Negative powers

Power to a power

Product to a power

Zero power

Quotient with negative power