Exponents and Exponent Rules

Question 1

X^5

Answer 1

X(X)(X)(X)(X)

Question 2

Factors

Answer 2

2 x 6 = 12

2 and 6 = The Factors

Numbers that are multiplied together

Question 3

Base

Answer 3

2^3

2 = The Base

3 = The Exponent

The number being used as a factor (the number being multiplied by itself)

Question 4

Exponent

Answer 4

Tells us how many times the number is used as a factor (ex. X^2 means x is used twice as a factor x(x)

Question 5

Power

Answer 5

A number that is expressed using exponents

Question 6

Squares

Answer 6

A number that has an exponent of 2

Question 7

Cubed

Answer 7

A number that has been exponent of 3

Question 8

X^2(x^n)

Answer 8

X^2 +^n

Question 9

(X^2)^n

Answer 9

X^2n

Question 10

X^2/X^n

Answer 10

X^2-n

Question 11

X^n/X^2

Answer 11

X^n-2

Question 12

X^0

Answer 12

1 (if x ≠ 0)

Question 13

X^1

Answer 13

X

Question 14

[x^n/y^n]^2

Answer 14

X^2n/y^2n

Question 15

X^-n

Answer 15

1/x^n

Question 16

[x^ny^n]^2

Answer 16

X^2ny^2n or [xy]^2n

Question 17

X^4/x^3-4 (answer should have np negative exponents)

Answer 17

xy^4

Question 18

x^3/x^4y^4

Answer 18

1/xy^4

Question 19

x^3y/x^4

Answer 19

y/x

Question 20

X^0/x^2y^4

Answer 20

1/x^2y^4