1. Laws of Exponents

2. Remember:

3. Rule 1—Multiplying like bases  When multiplying like bases, keep the base and ADD the exponents

4. Examples

5. Rule 2--Dividing like bases  When dividing like bases, keep the base and subtract the exponents (top minus the bottom)

6. Examples

7. Rule 3—Raising a power to a power When raising a power to another power, you keep the base and multiply the exponents

8. Examples

9. Rule 4--Negative Exponents  Do not leave any negative exponents in the final answer, to make them positive move from top to bottom or bottom to top (doesn’t matter if the base is negative)

10. Examples

11. Rule 5--Zero power Anything raised to the zero power = 1

12. Try these. Don’t leave any negative exponents