MULTIPLICATIO

N OF
POLYNOMIALS
LAWS OF EXPONENTS
 1. PRODUCT OF POWERS

- States that to simplify the product of expressions

with the same base, simply add the exponents and
copy the base.

x ∙x =x
a b a+b
 2. POWER OF A POWER

- States that when a power is raised to an exponent,

copy the given base then multiply the exponents.

(x ) = x
a b ab
 3. POWER OF A PRODUCT

- States that when a product is raised to an exponent,

distribute the exponent to the quantities that make
up the product.

(xyz) = x y z a a a a
 DIVISION
OF
POLYNOMIALS
LAW OF EXPONENTS
 1. QUOTIENT RULE

- States that to simplify the product of expressions

with the same base, simply add the exponents and
copy the base.

x ∙x =x
a b a+b