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05 Exponent Rules
05 Exponent Rules
Product Rule
If 0, and and are real numbers, then Quotient Rule
Multiplying with same base, keep the base and add
the exponents
Ex: · Dividing with same base, keep the base and
subtract the exponents
Power‐to‐Power Rule Ex:
If 0, and and are real numbers, then
·
Quotient‐to‐Power Rule
A base to a power, to another power, keep the
base and multiply the exponents If 0 and 0, and is a real number, then
·
Ex:
Quotient to power, raise both numerator and
denominator to power
Product‐to‐Power Rule
If 0 and 0, and is a real number, then Ex:
When a product is raised to a power, raise each
factor to the power Negative Exponent
Ex: If 0, and is a positive real number, then
and
Zero Exponent Base to negative power moves from numerator to
denominator, or vice versa, the sign of power
If 0, then changes.
1
Ex: 3
Any nonzero number to the zero power equals 1.
Ex: 5 1 Ex:
Ex: 5 5· 5·1 5