SAT Math : Exponents

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #51 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding 3+1, to get a new exponent of 4:

Example Question #52 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding 2+5, to get a new exponent of 7:

Example Question #53 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding 4+2, to get a new exponent of 6:

Example Question #54 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding 3+5, to get a new exponent of 8:

Example Question #55 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding (1/2)+(1/2), to get a new exponent of 1:

Example Question #56 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding 9+2, to get a new exponent of 11:

Example Question #57 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding (1/5)+(3/5), to get a new exponent of (4/5):

Example Question #58 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding 3+9, to get a new exponent of 12:

Example Question #59 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding 2+11, to get a new exponent of 13:

Example Question #60 : Exponents

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When multiplying expressions with the same variable, combine terms by adding the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by adding 5+5, to get a new exponent of 10:

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