SAT Math : Exponential Operations

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : How To Divide Exponents

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

Example Question #22 : How To Divide Exponents

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

Example Question #141 : Exponents

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Although we have different bases, we know that . Therefore we know that 

Example Question #142 : Exponents

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

Example Question #143 : Exponents

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When dividing expressions with the same variable, combine terms by subtracting the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by subtracting 12-6, to get a new exponent of 6:

Example Question #144 : Exponents

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

Example Question #145 : Exponents

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When dividing expressions with the same variable, combine terms by subtracting the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by subtracting 11-8, to get a new exponent of 3:

Example Question #146 : Exponents

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When dividing expressions with the same variable, combine terms by subtracting the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by subtracting 18-17, to get a new exponent of 1:

Example Question #141 : Exponential Operations

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When dividing expressions with the same variable, combine terms by subtracting the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by subtracting 9-3, to get a new exponent of 6:

Example Question #148 : Exponents

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When dividing expressions with the same variable, combine terms by subtracting the exponents, while leaving the variable unchanged. For this problem, we do that by subtracting 2-1, to get a new exponent of 1:

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