Use the product, quotient, and power rules to simplify expressions.
Read this first — it covers the idea in plain language with a worked example.
2⁴ means 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 16. The base is 2 and the exponent is 4.
Simplify x⁴ · x³ ÷ x².
Watch out
A negative exponent means a reciprocal: x⁻² = 1 / x². It does not make the number negative.
A short video that walks through this topic.
Try a worksheet or work through some problems before the quiz.
A couple of questions to make sure this topic stuck. Retake as many times as you want.
Properties of Exponents
Simplify: x⁵ · x³.
