Laws of Exponents

• (am)(an) = am+n
• (ab)m = ambm
• (am)n = amn

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• a0 = 1
• (am)/(an) = am-n
• a-m= 1/(am)
Quadratic Formula
In an equation like ax2 + bx + c = 0
You can solve for x using the Quadratic Formula:

Binomial Theorem
• (a + b)1 = a + b
• (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
• (a + b)3 = a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2 + b3
• (a + b)4 = a4 + 4a3b + 6a2b2 + 4ab3 + b4 ...and so on...
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Difference of Squares
• a2 - b2 = (a - b)(a + b)
Rules of Zero
• 0/x = 0 where x is not equal to 0.
• a0 = 1
• 0a = 0
• a*0 = 0
• a/0 is undefined (you can't do it)
Expressions