Exponent Rules Video Transcript
When you multiply numbers with exponents that have the same base,
Add the exponents and keep the same base.
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Example: 3 squared times 3 cubed = 3 to the 2 + 3 power = 3 to the 5 power.
When you divide numbers with exponents that have the same base,
You subtract the exponents and keep the same base.
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Example: 3 to the 6 power divided by 3 to the second power = 3 to the 6 minus 2 power = 3 to the 4 power.
When you take an exponent of an exponent, you multiply the exponents.
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Example: 3 squared, cubed = 3 to the 2 times 3 power = 3 to the 6 power.
When you see a negative exponent, just put one over that number with a positive exponent.
Example: 3 to the negative 2 power = 1 over 3 squared = 1 ninth.
When you multiply, add exponents.
When you divide, subtract exponents.
For an exponent of an exponent, you multiply.
For a negative exponent, take one over the positive.