Algebra II : Simplifying Exponents

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify.

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When multiplying exponents with the same base, you just have to add the exponents.

 

Example Question #52 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify.

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When dividing exponents with the same base, we just subtract the exponents.

Example Question #53 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify.

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When dividing exponents with the same base, we just subtract the exponents.

Example Question #54 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify.

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When multiplying exponents with the same base, you just have to add the exponents.

 

Example Question #55 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify.

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When multiplying exponents with the same base, you just have to add the exponents.

 

We just keep  as it is.

Example Question #56 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify.

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When dividing exponents with the same base, we just subtract the exponents.

  is the same as .

Final answer is .

Example Question #57 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify.

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When dividing exponents with the same base, we just subtract the exponents.

  is the same as  and  is the same as .

Final answer is .

Example Question #56 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify the expression:

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When dividing exponents with the same coefficient, you subtract the exponents. 

Therefore the answer is .

Example Question #59 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify

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Same variables with exponents in a numerator and denominator of a fraction cancel each other out. It can be thought of as you take the exponent of the variable in the numerator and subtract it by the exponent of the same variable in the denominator.

Can be written as

This is as far as you can simplify.

Example Question #60 : Multiplying And Dividing Exponents

Simplify

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When multiplying the same variables or numbers with exponents, the exponents add. When dividing the same variables or numbers, the exponent(s) in the denominator are subtracted from those in the numerator.

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