Exponent Rules Review Worksheet

NOTE: Anything to the zero power equals 1!

Product Rule: When multiplying monomials that have the same base, add the exponents.
x m  x n  x m n
Example 1: x  x3  x4  x134  x8 Example 2:  2x y  3x y   2   3  x
2 3 4 2
 x3  y  y 4  6 x5 y 5

Power Rule: When raising monomials to powers, multiply the exponents.

x 
n
m
 x m n
Example 3: (x2y3)4 = x2  4 y3  4 = x8y12 Example 4: (2x3yz2)3 = 23 x3  3 y3 z2  3 = 8x9y3z6

Quotient Rule: When dividing monomials that have the same base, subtract the exponents.
xm
n
 x mn
x
x3 56 36m3n5 36 m3 n5
Example 5: 2  x3( 2)  x5 Example 6: 2  562  54 Example 7:    4  4m2 n
x 5 9mn 4
9 m n

Simplify each of the following. Copy the problem. Work on your own paper.
1) a  a2  a3 2) (2a2b)(4ab2) 3) (6x2)(-3x5) 4) b3  b4  b7  b 5) (3x3)(3x4)(-3x2)

6) (2x2y3)2 7) (5x2y4)3 8) (6x4y6)3 9) (4x3y3)3 10) (7xy)2

x3 18c3 9a3b5 48c 2 d 4 22 y 6 z 8

11) 12) 13) 14) 15)
x 3c 2 3ab2 8cd 2 yz 7

17)  x 2  18)  2x 4 

7 5
16) x2  x7 19) 2x3  7 x3 20) 70

23)  3 24) 6 x 0 y 8   2 y 2  25)  x  2 y  x  2 y 

4 4
21) 8x0 22) 34

5
2 x3 xy 7  3m 2 n 7 
29)  3st 
3
26) 27) 3 4 28) 6x  3x  x
5 5 0 12
30)  
8 x 4 x y  m 
Exponent Rules Review Worksheet
NOTE: Anything to the zero power equals 1!
Product Rule: When multiplying monomials that have the same base, add the exponents.
x m  x n  x m n
Example 1: x  x3  x4  x134  x8 Example 2:  2x y  3x y   2   3  x
2 3 4 2
 x3  y  y 4  6 x5 y 5

Power Rule: When raising monomials to powers, multiply the exponents.

x 
n
m
 x m n
Example 3: (x2y3)4 = x2  4 y3  4 = x8y12 Example 4: (2x3yz2)3 = 23 x3  3 y3 z2  3 = 8x9y3z6

Quotient Rule: When dividing monomials that have the same base, subtract the exponents.
xm
n
 x mn
x
x3 56 36m3n5 36 m3 n5
Example 5: 2  x3( 2)  x5 Example 6: 2  562  54 Example 7:    4  4m2 n
x 5 9mn 4
9 m n

Simplify each of the following. Copy the problem. Work on your own paper.
1) a  a2  a3 2) (2a2b)(4ab2) 3) (6x2)(-3x5) 4) b3  b4  b7  b 5) (3x3)(3x4)(-3x2)

6) (2x2y3)2 7) (5x2y4)3 8) (6x4y6)3 9) (4x3y3)3 10) (7xy)2

x3 18c3 9a3b5 48c 2 d 4 22 y 6 z 8

11) 12) 13) 14) 15)
x 3c 2 3ab2 8cd 2 yz 7

17)  x 2  18)  2x 4 

7 5
16) x2  x7 19) 2x3  7 x3 20) 70

23)  3 24) 6 x 0 y 8   2 y 2  25)  x  2 y  x  2 y 

4 4
21) 8x0 22) 34

5
2 x3 xy 7  3m 2 n 7 
29)  3st 
3
26) 27) 3 4 28) 6x  3x  x
5 5 0 12
30)  
8 x 4 x y  m 