Exponent Flashcards

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Simplify: y^10 ÷ y^4
Answer: y^6
Dividing like bases subtracts exponents: 10−4=6.
Simplify: (3x)^2
Answer: 9x^2
Apply the exponent to both 3 and x: 3^2·x^2 = 9x^2.
What is 4^(1/2)?
Answer: 2
An exponent of 1/2 means the square root: √4 = 2.
Simplify: a^7 · a^(-2)
Answer: a^5
Add the exponents: 7+(−2)=5.
What is (1/2)^3?
Answer: 1/8
Cube both numerator and denominator: 1^3/2^3 = 1/8.
Simplify: (x^2 y^3)^2
Answer: x^4 y^6
Multiply each exponent by 2: x^4 y^6.
What is 7^1?
Answer: 7
Any number to the first power is itself.