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 Product of Powers
m n m n
› (when multiplying
like bases, add
a a a
exponents)

 Power of a Power
› (when taking an m n mn
exponent to a
power, multiply
(a ) a
the exponents)
 Powerof a m m m
Product (ab) a b
 Zero Exponent
0
› (anything taken
to the zero
a 1
power is 1)
 0 n
Consider: aa a 0 n
a n
By product
of powers

0 n n 0
Now, since aa a what does a
have to equal?

0
The only way this is true is if a 1
 m 1
a m
 Negative a
Exponent
(reciprocal) OR

1 m
m
a
a
 n n
Consider: a a a n n
a 0
By product
1
of powers

n n n n
Now, since aa 1 then a and a
must be reciprocals.
1. ( 4) 0

1
2. 5

1
3. 1
3

1
4. 5
2
 1
5. 2
( 3)

3
6. 5 56

7. [( 7) 1 ] 2

1
8. [5 ( 2)]
 7
9. 4x

2 5
10. 7x y

2
11. 4
x

7y 2
12.
x3
13. (2 x 2 y ) 2

1
14. 4
(3 y )
 p.452
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