Exponential Expressions – Exercise 1

Law 1 Questions - Simplify the following:

(a) 𝑚2 × 𝑚7 (d) 𝑓 0

(b) 𝑥 2 × 𝑦 9 × 𝑥 × 23 × 𝑦 2 (e) 23 × 32 × 𝑥 × 𝑦 2 × 2 × 𝑥 4 × 𝑦 4

(c) 4𝑡 3 × 5𝑡 × 𝑡 2 (f) −𝑥 × (4𝑥 − 𝑥)3

Law 2 Questions - Simplify the following:

28 𝑥4𝑦2
(a) 3 (d)
2 𝑥𝑦 3

𝑥8 57 ×36 ×33 ×53

(b) (e)
𝑥2 34 ×520 ×32

23 𝑥(5−4𝑥)
(c) 9 (f)
2 𝑥

Law 3 Questions - Simplify the following:

(a) (23 )4

(b) (𝑥 2 )4

(c) [(𝑥 4 )5 ]2

Law 4 Questions – Simplify the following:

(a) (𝑎𝑏)7

(b) (−3𝑎𝑏𝑐)2

(c) (2𝑥)3