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Exponential Rules 1.Product Rule: For any real number a and any integers m and n, a m · a n = a m + n. 2.Quotient Rule: For any nonzero real number a and any integers m and n,

Negative Exponents: For any nonzero real number a and any integer n,

Simplify 1. (use the product rule for exponents) 2. (first rewrite x -7 as a positive exponent) 3. (use the quotient rule for exponents) 4. (First rewrite a -9 as a positive exponent) 5.

3.Power Rule: For any nonzero real number a and any integers m and n,

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