Practice Task

Simplify the following and identify the law of exponent

used in each.
1. (s5)3
= (s5) (s5) (s5)
= s15 = Power of a Power

2. x5 · x4
= x5 + 4
= x9 = Product of Powers

3.d9/d5 = ddddddddd/ddddd
= d4 = Quotient of Powers

4. 780
= 1 = Zero Exponent
5.(9/m)2
= (92/m2) = (81/m2)
= 92/m2 = 81/m2 = Power of a Quotient

6.(n4)5
= n4 x 5
= n20 = Power of Power

7.(jk)12
= jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk jk
= j12k12 = Power of a Product
Perform the indicated operation.
1. (6a3b2)(9a3b4)
= (6 · 9) (a3 · a3)(b2 · b4)
= (54)(a6)(b6)
= 54a6b6

2. (10a3b3)(5a5b2)
= (10 · 5)(a3 · a5)(b3 · b2)
= 50a8b5

3. (2a2)(5a0)
= (2 · 5)(a2 · a0)
= (10)(a2)
= 10a2

4. (10m2n4)(2mn2)
= (10 · 2)(m2 · m)(n4 · n2)
= (20)(m3)(n6)
= 20m3n6
5. (a3b0c)(a0b3c2)
= (a3 · a0)(b0 · b3)(c · c2)
= (a3)(b3)(c3)
= a3b3c3

48𝑚^2𝑛^8
6.
12𝑚𝑛6
48 𝑚^2 𝑛^8
=
12 𝑚 𝑛^6

= (4)(m2)(n2)
= 4mn2

18𝑎^4𝑏^3
7.
3𝑎^2𝑏
18 𝑎^4 𝑏^3
=
3 𝑎^2 𝑏
= (6)(a2)(b2)
= 6a2b2
 𝑚^6𝑛^8
8.
𝑚^2𝑛^4
𝑚^6 𝑛^8
=
𝑚^2 𝑛^4

= (m4)(n4)
= m4n4

7𝑥^2𝑦𝑧
9.
7𝑥^2𝑦𝑧

=1

4𝑥^2𝑦^2𝑧^2
10.
𝑥𝑦^2𝑧^2
𝑥^2 𝑦^2 𝑧^2
=4
𝑥 𝑦^2 𝑧^2

= (4)(x)(z)
= 4xz