Worksheet:Power of a Power Rule

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Express as a power with a single exponent.

a. c.
b. d.

____ 2. Express as a power with a single exponent.

a. c.
b. d.

____ 3. Simplify .
a. c.
b. d.

____ 4. Simplify .
a. c.
b. d.

____ 5. Simplify .
a. c.
b. d.

____ 6. Simplify .
a. c.
b. d.
____ 7. Simplify .
a. c.
b. d.

____ 8. Simplify .
a. c.
b. d.

____ 9. Simplify .
a. c.
b. d.

Short Answer

10. Simplify .

11. Simplify .

12. Simplify .
13. Simplify .

Problem

14. Simplify and describe each step you follow.

 Worksheet:Power of a Power Rule
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding

OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power
2. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power
3. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power
4. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power
5. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power
6. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power
7. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power
8. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power
9. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding
OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power

SHORT ANSWER

10. ANS:
or 16 807

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power

11. ANS:
or 729

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power

12. ANS:

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power

13. ANS:

PTS: 1 REF: Knowledge and Understanding OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power

PROBLEM

14. ANS:
Simplification Steps
1. Use the Power of a Power Rule to simplify
the numerator and the denominator.
1.
2. Use the Exponent Principle for Products to
simplify the numerator.
2.
3. Divide using the Exponent Principle for Quo-
3.
tients.

PTS: 1 REF: Communication OBJ: 2.3 - Power of a Power