Exponent Review Worksheet

1. The Basics
a. (n) _____________ is a shorthand/easier way to write out a longer
problem.

53 =
x4 =
b. In the above examples, the 5 and the x are called ____________, and the
numbers that are superscript, or slightly raised, are called
__________________.

c. x 3 y 2 =

2. Evaluating Exponents
3
a. x if x = 2.

(2)3  .

b. x if x  2 .
3

(2)3  .

c. x if x  2 .
4

(2)4  .
d. When doing a negative, if it is an odd exponent, I will have a(n)_________
answer. If it’s an even exponent, I will have a(n) ___________ answer.

e. x if x  2 .
4

(1)x 4  .

(1)(2)4  .
f. If a negative is outside the exponent, I will end up with a(n)
_____________________ answer.

3. Combining Like Terms

 a. Like terms have the exact same _________ and the exact same
__________________.

b. x 2  x 3 do not have the same ______________. It is as

_______________ as it gets.

c. x 2  y  x 2
You can only combine ______ and ________.
d. xy 2  x 2 y

These look similar, but are not like terms, and cannot be ____________.

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