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Properties of Exponents
1. Complete the following table.

Initial Written out as repeated Simplified

Expression multiplication expression using
exponents

2 3
3 •3
4
5
2
5

2 3
(2 )
2 2
(3)
3
(3 • 5)

2. Using what you learned above, write generalizations for each

property of exponents.

Initial Expression Simplified expression using exponents

𝑛 𝑚
𝑎 •𝑎
𝑛
𝑎
𝑚
𝑎

𝑛 𝑚
(𝑎 )
𝑎 𝑛
(𝑏)
𝑛
(𝑎 • 𝑏)
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Properties of Exponents ANSWER KEY

1. Complete the following table.

Initial Written out as repeated Simplified

Expression multiplication expression using
exponents

2 3 5
3 •3 (3 • 3) • (3 • 3 • 3) 3
4 5•5•5•5 2
5 = 5• 5
2 5•5 5
5

2 3
(2 ) (2 • 2) • (2 • 2) • (2 • 2) 26
2
2 2 2 2 2•2 2
( 3
) (3) • (3) = 3•3 2
3

3 (3 • 5) • (3 • 5) • (3 • 5) = 3 • 3 • 3 • 5 3 3
(3 • 5) 3 •5

2. Using what you learned above, write generalizations for each

property of exponents.

Initial Expression Simplified expression using exponents

𝑛 𝑚 𝑛+𝑚
𝑎 •𝑎 𝑎
𝑛 𝑛−𝑚
𝑎
𝑚
𝑎
𝑎

𝑛 𝑚 𝑛·𝑚
(𝑎 ) 𝑎
𝑛
𝑎 𝑛 𝑎
( 𝑏
) 𝑛
𝑏

𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
(𝑎 • 𝑏) 𝑎 •𝑏