Exponent Flashcards

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Write 8 as a power of 2.
Answer: 2^3
2×2×2 = 8, so 8 = 2^3.
Simplify: (m^4)^0
Answer: 1
Anything (nonzero) to the zero power is 1.
What is 9^(1/2) + 16^(1/2)?
Answer: 7
√9 + √16 = 3 + 4 = 7.
Simplify: 6^5 / 6^3
Answer: 6^2
Subtract exponents: 5−3=2, giving 6^2 = 36.
Express 1/9 using a negative exponent of 3.
Answer: 3^(-2)
1/9 = 1/3^2 = 3^(-2).
Simplify: (2a^3)(4a^2)
Answer: 8a^5
Multiply coefficients (2×4=8) and add exponents (3+2=5).
What is the value of (−2)^4?
Answer: 16
An even power of a negative number is positive: (−2)^4 = 16.