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LAWS OF
EXPONENT,
MULTIPLICATION
AND DIVISION OF
MONOMIALS
PREPARED BY: MR. JERRY MAE A. RANES
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
▪ Identify the different laws of exponents; and
▪ Apply fundamental laws on exponents in multiplication and
division of polynomial expressions.

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LAWS OF EXPONENT

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FIVE (5) LAWS OF EXPONENT
PRODUCT OF POWERS

QUOTIENT OF POWERS

POWER TO A POWER

POWER OF A PRODUCT

POWER OF A QUOTIENT

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 PRODUCT OF POWERS

𝑎𝑚 ∙ 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎𝑚+𝑛

Examples:
𝑥3 ∙ 𝑥3
𝑎7 ∙ 𝑎
𝑥𝑦 ∙ 𝑥𝑦
22 ∙ 2

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 QUOTIENT OF POWERS

𝑚
𝑎𝑚−𝑛 if 𝑚 > 𝑛
𝑎
𝑛
= 1 if 𝑚 = 𝑛
𝑎
1
if 𝑚 < 𝑛
𝑎𝑛−𝑚

Examples:

𝑥3 𝑚5 𝑦 𝑥𝑦
− 5 𝑦5
𝑥2 𝑚 𝑦6

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 POWER TO A POWER

𝑎𝑚 𝑛
= 𝑎𝑚𝑛

Examples:
𝑥3 2

𝑦5 3

2
𝑧

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 POWEROF
POWER TOAAPRODUCT
POWER

𝑚
𝑎𝑏 = 𝑎𝑚 𝑏𝑚

Examples:
3𝑥 3 2

2𝑦 5 3

2𝑥𝑦 4 𝑧 2

3
𝑥−1 𝑥+1

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 POWER
POWER TO
OF AA POWER
QUOTIENT

𝑎 𝑚 𝑎𝑚
= 𝑚
𝑏 𝑏

Examples: 𝑥
2

𝑦
3
1
2

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ILLUSTRATIVE
EXAMPLE

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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE #1
Perform the given operations of polynomials:

1. 9𝑦 5 ∙ 3𝑦 8
5 2 5 4
2. − 𝑎2 𝑏𝑐 3 𝑎 𝑏
6 3
4
2𝑥 3
3. −
3
2𝑚𝑛4
4. − 3 7
4𝑚 𝑛
8𝑥 2 𝑦 4 𝑧 7
5.
10𝑥𝑦𝑧 8

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SEATWORK #3
Multiply and divide the following polynomials:
𝑛
2𝑥 3𝑚
1.
4𝑥 2𝑚
1
2. 2
3𝑥 𝑦 5𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 3 2
𝑥𝑦 4 𝑧 2
5
−22 3𝑥 2
3. ∙
3𝑥 2 2
2
12𝑥 3 𝑦 4 𝑧
4.
18𝑥 2 𝑦 6

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