ISEE Upper Level Math : Numbers and Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #5 : How To Add Exponents

Simplify:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When multiplying exponents, the exponents are added together.

Example Question #6 : How To Add Exponents

Simplify:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When multiplying exponents, the exponents are added together.

Example Question #57 : Exponential Operations

Simplify the expression:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To simplify this problem we need to factor out a 

 

We can do this because multiplying exponents is the same as adding them. Therefore,

 

 

Example Question #111 : Numbers And Operations

Solve:  

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

It is not necessary to evaluate both terms and multiply.

According to the rules of exponents, when we have the same bases raised to some power that are multiplied with each other, we can add the powers.

 

This term can be rewritten as a fraction.

The answer is:  

Example Question #7 : How To Add Exponents

Which of the following is equivalent to the expression below?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When exponents are multiplied by one another, and the base is the same, the exponents can be added together. 

The first step is to try to create a common base. 

Given that the square of 2 is for, the expression can be rewritten as:

Example Question #62 : Exponential Operations

Simplify:

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Based on the product rule for exponents in order to multiply two exponential terms with the same base, add their exponents:

 

 

So we can write:

 

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