Algebra 1

& Intermediate
Algebra

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 EXPONENT PACKET
Label the parts of the expression using the following terms: power, base, exponent.

EXPONENT

BASE

Multiplying Powers

Multiply Write in expanded form Answer

𝑥𝑥 2 × 𝑥𝑥 3 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 5

𝑔𝑔5 × 𝑔𝑔2

(2)(2)𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 4𝑥𝑥 7 𝑦𝑦 5
2𝑥𝑥 6 ∙ 𝑦𝑦 5 ∙ 2𝑥𝑥
(−2𝑔𝑔3 ) ∙ 6ℎ2 ∙ 6𝑔𝑔

Write the rule for Multiplying Powers:

When multiplying variables with the same base you always add the exponents.

Explain why this rule works:

Practice: Simplify
1. 𝑥𝑥 2 × 𝑥𝑥 2 2. 3−1 × 34

3. 𝑑𝑑2 × 𝑑𝑑 4. 55 × 5−3

5. 𝑤𝑤 5 × 𝑤𝑤 9 6. 6𝑑𝑑3 ∙ 4𝑑𝑑6

7. 5𝑏𝑏 9 𝑐𝑐 6 ∙ 7𝑏𝑏 −2 𝑐𝑐 5 8. −13𝑦𝑦 2 𝑧𝑧 4 ∙ 3𝑦𝑦 5

 Dividing Powers
Divide Write in expanded form Answer
𝑥𝑥 5 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 3
𝑥𝑥 2 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
6𝑘𝑘 3 6𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 2𝑘𝑘 −2
3𝑘𝑘 5
3𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘
5𝑥𝑥 3 𝑦𝑦 3
10𝑥𝑥𝑦𝑦 2

Write the rule for dividing powers:

When dividing variables with exponents you always subtract the exponents.
When dividing you divide or reduce the coefficients.

Practice: Simplify
32
1. 𝑥𝑥 3 ÷ 𝑥𝑥 2 2. 𝑥𝑥 −1 ÷ 𝑥𝑥 4 3. 31

55 𝑑𝑑4 𝑐𝑐 6 9𝑥𝑥 5
4. 5. 6.
5−3 𝑑𝑑2 𝑐𝑐 2 3𝑥𝑥 3

6𝑚𝑚4 10ℎ6 𝑘𝑘 3
7 . 8.
9𝑚𝑚6 15ℎ4 𝑘𝑘 5

Power to a Power
ower to a Power Write in expanded form Answer
(𝑑𝑑3 )2 (𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑)(𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑) 𝑑𝑑 6

(𝑛𝑛4 )6
(3𝑘𝑘 5 )3 (3𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘)(3𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘)(3𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘) 27𝑘𝑘15
(2𝑥𝑥 4 )5

Write the rule for taking a power to a power:

To take a power to a power, you multiply the exponents.
When a coefficient is taken to a power you use the exponent.
Practice: Simplify
1. (𝑓𝑓 2 )6 2. (𝑚𝑚3 )9 3. (2𝑏𝑏 −2 )4

4. (ℎ3 )−4 5. (3𝑔𝑔4 ℎ2 )3 6. (𝑏𝑏 2 )4 ∙ (𝑏𝑏 6 )3

Negative Exponents

Follow the example in the first row to fill in the other rows of the table.
Simplify Write in expanded form Reduced form Positive
exponent
𝑥𝑥 5 𝑥𝑥 −2 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 1 1
𝑥𝑥 7 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 ∙ 𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 2
3
𝑚𝑚
𝑚𝑚6
𝑦𝑦 9
𝑦𝑦 3
𝑝𝑝8
𝑝𝑝7

Describe what you learned from the table above:

Negative Exponent Positive Exponent

𝑥𝑥 −3 1
𝑥𝑥 3
𝑚𝑚−5 1
𝑚𝑚5
1 𝑘𝑘 5
𝑘𝑘 −5
1 𝑏𝑏 4
𝑏𝑏 −4
𝑥𝑥 3 𝑦𝑦 −3 𝑥𝑥 3
𝑦𝑦 3
Examine the table at the left. Write a description of the relationship between positive and negative exponents and a
monomials placement in a fraction.

To write negative exponents as positive you :

a) move the base with a negative exponent to the denominator or numerator
b) once it is moved the negative becomes positive
 Practice: Write each expression using only positive exponents

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Zero Powers
Zero Power Value What is the relationship?

𝑥𝑥 0 1

𝑚𝑚0 1

1 0 1
� −5 �
𝑘𝑘

(𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥)0 1

(𝑥𝑥 3 𝑦𝑦 −3 )0 1

Write the rule for zero exponents.

Anything to a zero power equals1.

Practice: Simplify

1. (−6.5)0 2. (𝑑𝑑 3 )0

3. (𝑥𝑥 9 )0 (𝑥𝑥 7 )2 4. 10𝑚𝑚0 𝑛𝑛5

Multiplying

Multiply the monomials together. Good luck.

1. a3 • a2 2. b7 • b4 3. (c12)(c5)

4. d 6 • d 5. (f 5)(f 3)(f 2) 6. g • g8 • g3

7. (h7)(h)(h11)(h) 8. j 8 • j –5 9. (k5)(k0)(k)

10. m5n3 • m4n7 11. (p7q11)(p2q8) 12. (r5t 4)(rt 3)

13. (u5v–3)(u–2v7) 14. w13x5 • w–2x7 • w3x–6 15. (y4z3)(y6)(y5z23)

16. (3a5)(4a2) 17. (10b9)(4b3) 18. –3c5 • 6c4

19. (4d 5)(d 3) 20. (–8f 2)(–6f 6) 21. (5g2)(4g3)(–2g6)

22. 4h • 7h–3 • 5h8 23. 7j 5k 3 • 8j 6k 2 24. (12mn)(3m6n4)

25. 4p2q3r5 • (–9p7q6r8) 26. (–5t 3uv2)(–3t 3u6v) 27. (–6w3x5)(7w2y4)(–2x3y6)

Dividing Monomials

Divide the monomials. Good luck.

a7 b12 c9
1. a3 2. b5 3. c2

d8 f3 g –2
4. 5. f – 4 6. g –8
d –3

h5j 7 k8l 3 m18n13

7. h2j 3 8. k6l 2 9. m14n10

p8q7 r 9t 4 u9 v – 4
10. –2 4 11. r 5t –2 12. u–3 v –9
p q

8w9 15x10 18y11

13. 2w6 14. 3x7 15. 6y2

–20z 4 28a13 –56b14

16. 17. – 4a9 18. –8b8
4z 2
8c5 –9d 9 6f 7
19. 12c2 20. 15d 8 21. 12f 5
 20g10h 8 36j 9k 6 –18m21n38
22. 12g7h 3 23. –24j 9k 4 24. –20m16n31

p10 p5 q3 q8 3r 8 4r 3
25. p6 • p2 26. q5 • q2 27. r • r 4

27t 5u 6 t 7u 2 3v 10 w 11 7v 5
28. t 4u 3 • 9t 3u 4 29. 5v 8 w 2 • 9v 2 w 4

6x3y 6z 9 4x5z 4 x4y 9

30. 8x2y 4z 4 • x6y 3z 7 • 3y 7z
Power to a Power

Simplify the monomials by using the power of a power rule. Good luck.
1. (a3)4 2. (b2)6 3. (c8)9

4. (d 6)13 5. ( f 19)2 6. (g –3)–9

7. (h4j 5)6 8. (k8l 5)7 9. (mn9)3

10. (4p3)2 11. (7q5)3 12. (6r 4)5

13. (–6t 7)2 14. (–3u8)3 15. (–7v10)5

16. (3w3x4)6 17. (9y5z)2 18. (12ab8)3

19. (2c5d 3)6 20. (8 fg)3 21. (((h4)3)5)7

SHOW ALL WORK!!!

22. ( j 4)3 • ( j 5)2 23. (k 7)4 • (k 9)3 24. (m4n2)3 • (m5n6)2

25. (3p4)2 • (2p7)3 26. (– 4q5)3 • (6q)2 27. (2r 3t 8)5 • (10rt 7)2
 Algebra Support for Specialized Instruction

Monday: Multiplying Powers, Dividing Powers

Tuesday: Power to Power, Negative Exponents
Wednesday Zero powers, Multiplying (1-17 odd)
Thursday Multiplying (18-27) Dividing Monomial (1-16 even)
Friday: Dividing Monomials (17-27), Power to a Power (all
odd)