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A. Use the rules of exponents to simplify each expression.

1. ( 23 )2 2. ( 32 )2
3. ( x 2 )−4 4. ( m−2 )−6
5. ( x−2 ) ( x−3 )−2 6. ( m−3 )−1 ( m2 )−4
−4 −3
( x 2) ( a 2)
7. 2 −5 8. −2 4
(x ) (a )
9. (−9 y )2 10. (−2 w−5 )
3

11. ( x 3 y−2 )
3
12. ( 3 ab−1 )
−2

2 y −2 3 ab−1
13. ( 3 x2 y )
−1 14. ( 5 ab2 )
−1

16.
−3
( 2 x −2 y ) 2−1 +2−3
15. −1 2
( 2 x 2 y −7 )
( 2 xy )
−4
( 7 xz 2) 2.5−3
17. 18. 2.5−5
z
20.
−1
2 6 n−5 ∙ 65−n
19. ()
3
+2−1

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