Power Rules
To multiply like bases, keep the base the same and add the exponents…………………………………
To divide like bases, keep the base the same and subtract the exponents……………………………..
To find a power of a power, keep the same base and multiply the exponents………………………..
To find the power of a product or quotient, distribute the exponent to everything in parentheses…………
Anything (other than zero) to the zero power = 1 ………………………………………………………………..
A negative exponent means use the reciprocal and drop the negative exponent…………………..
Power Rules
To multiply like bases, keep the base the same and add the exponents…………………………………
To divide like bases, keep the base the same and subtract the exponents……………………………..
To find a power of a power, keep the same base and multiply the exponents………………………..
To find the power of a product or quotient, distribute the exponent to everything in parentheses…………
Anything (other than zero) to the zero power = 1 ………………………………………………………………..
A negative exponent means use the reciprocal and drop the negative exponent…………………..
Power Rules
To multiply like bases, keep the base the same and add the exponents…………………………………
To divide like bases, keep the base the same and subtract the exponents……………………………..
To find a power of a power, keep the same base and multiply the exponents………………………..
To find the power of a product or quotient, distribute the exponent to everything in parentheses…………
Anything (other than zero) to the zero power = 1 ………………………………………………………………..
A negative exponent means use the reciprocal and drop the negative exponent…………………..
Power Rules
To multiply like bases, keep the base the same and add the exponents…………………………………
To divide like bases, keep the base the same and subtract the exponents……………………………..
To find a power of a power, keep the same base and multiply the exponents………………………..
To find the power of a product or quotient, distribute the exponent to everything in parentheses…………
Anything (other than zero) to the zero power = 1 ………………………………………………………………..
A negative exponent means use the reciprocal and drop the negative exponent…………………..
Power Rules
To multiply like bases, keep the base the same and add the exponents…………………………………
To divide like bases, keep the base the same and subtract the exponents……………………………..
To find a power of a power, keep the same base and multiply the exponents………………………..
To find the power of a product or quotient, distribute the exponent to everything in parentheses…………
Anything (other than zero) to the zero power = 1 ………………………………………………………………..
A negative exponent means use the reciprocal and drop the negative exponent…………………..