Name __________________________________

Day 1 Properties of Exponents

Laws of Exponents: 1. ∙ = __________________

2. ( ) = ___________________
3. ( ) = ___________________
4. = _____________________

5. = ____________________
Examples:

Where you __________ with more is where you should _______ with more!
Simplify means → 1. Each base appears only once
2. No negative exponents
3. No power of powers
Examples:
24 5 2
32 4

2 More Laws: 6. = ______________________

7. = ______________________

Recall: 0 = _________________
Examples:
( ) 2

(3 ) 10 ∙ 10
 A Negative exponent MUST be ______________________________

Negative exponents are _______________________________, move them to the

___________________________ of a fraction to make them happy!!!!
Examples:
(− 3) (5 )

Properties of Exponents Worksheet

Evaluate each expression. No negative exponents and No decimals!
1. −5 2. (−5) 4. −6
3.

5. 4 6. 3 7. 8.

Write the exponential expression in simplest form. No negative exponents and No decimals!
9. 2 10. 11.( )( ) 12.(−2 )(−3 )

16.(−3 )(−3 )
13. 14. 15.

17.( ) ( ) ( )
18. 19. 20.
( )
 Name __________________________________
Day 2 Rational Exponents
Properties: 1. = ____________________
2. = _____________________
Examples:
16 25 9

64 32

Properties of Exponents Worksheet

Simplify the following completely.
⁄ ⁄ ⁄
1. 4 2. −16 3. −64 4. 125 5. 9

⁄
6. 32
7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 4 ⁄ ⁄
2 ⁄ ⁄
12. 6 ⁄ ⁄
−3 ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄
13. −3 4 14. −5 −4

⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄
15. (81 ) 16. (27 )
17. ⁄ 18. ⁄

⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄
19. 2 3
20. ⁄ ⁄