Learn  Power of a Quotient

You can use the Product of Powers Property to find the powers of
quotients for monomials.
3 factors 3 factors
2 3
​​​(__
​  5 ​)​​​  ​​ = ( ​  5 ​)(
​​​​ ​  5 ​)​​​​(__
​  5 ​)​​ = ______
2 __ 2 2 2⋅2⋅2 ​2​​  3​
​​ __ = __
 ​​ 
​​  5 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 5  ​​  3 ​​
​5​​  ​
3 factors
2 factors 2 factors
p 2 p __ p p⋅p ​p​​  2​
( ​  q ​)​​​  ​​ = (
​​​ __ q ​)​​(​  q ​)​​ = ​​  q ⋅ q  
​​ ​ __ ____ ​​ = __
​​  2 
​q​​  ​
 ​​ 2 factors
These examples demonstrate the Power of a Quotient Property.

Key Concept • Power of a Quotient

Think About It!
Words To find the power of a quotient, find the power of the
How would you
numerator and the power of the denominator.
simplify ( ​  2  ​)​​ ?
1 2
Symbols For any real numbers a and b ≠ 0, and any integer m, ​​ __
a m am
​​(__
​  b ​)​​ = __
​​  bm  ​​. Sample answer: Square
the numerator, and then
Examples ​​(_
​  4  ​)​​ = __
1 5 15 c 6 c6
​​  5  ​​;  ( ​  d ​)​​ = __
​​ __ ​​  6 ​​  square the denominator.
4 d

Example 3  Power of a Quotient Study Tip

Simplify ​​(​ ___ ​)
5a2 3 Power Rules with
6     ​​ . Variables The power
rules apply to variables
​​(​ ___ ​)
5a2 3 (5a2)3
  ​​ = _____
6    ​​  3   
​​   Power of a Quotient and numbers. For
6
4m 4
53(a2)3 example, ( ​  2n  ​)​​​  ​​ =
​​​ ___
= ​​ _____ ​​
3   
  Power of a Product ____
4
​​  (4m)    44m4 256m4
6
4 ​​ = ____ ​​ = _____
​​  4 4   ​​  ​​ 
  
125a6 (2n) 2 n 16n4
_____ ​​
​​  216    16m4
= Power of a Power or ​​ ____ ​​. 
  
n4
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Check 
5j l 4
Simplify ​​ ____
​  5   ( ) 32
​ ​​ . Assume that the denominator does not equal zero. B
7k
5j12l8
A. ​​ ____ ​​
  
7k20

625j12l8
B. ​​ ______
20 ​​
  
2401k

625j7l6
C. ​​ _____9 
 ​​
2401k

625j12l8
D. ​​ ______ ​​ 
5   
7k

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Think About It!
To how many factors
does the exponent 2
Example 4  Power of a Quotient with Variables
Simplify ​​(___
​  xyz  ​)​​ . Assume that the denominator does not equal zero.
x4y 2
Write the appropriate justification next to each step.

​​(​ ___
xyz  ​)​​ = ​​ 
need to be applied? x4y 2 (x4y)2
Name them.
____ 
2 ​​
Power of a Quotient
(xyz)

5: x4, y, x, y, and z
(x4)2y2
= ​​ _____ ​​ Power of a Product
2 2 2  
x y z
x8y2 Power of a Power
= ​​ _____2 ​​  
2 2  
x y z

x6
= ​​ __2 ​​ Quotient of Powers
z

Check 
(C
Simplify ​​ ______
​  3mp    )
2 2 2 4
4m n p
​ 
​​ . Assume that the denominator does not equal
zero.
256mn2p
A. ​​ _______​​ 
81   

256m4n6p4
Go Online  to B. ​​ ________
81  ​​ 
 
practice what you’ve
learned about 256m4n8p4
C. ​​ ________
81  ​​ 
 
simplifying expressions
involving exponents in
256m4n8p4
the Put It All Together D. ​​ ________​​ 
81mp   
over Lessons 8-1
and 8-2. Pause and Reflect
Did you struggle with anything in this lesson? If so, how did you deal
with it?

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observations See students’ observations.
here.

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