Properties of Exponents Practice Name:
Simplify (answer with positive exponents).
x 3 z
1. y 8 2. 3x4z7∙2x8y4z 3. (–4a6c–4d)( –3a–10c9)
4. 5. 6.
7. (–2x4y6)3 8. (–3w2y8z)4 9. ( )
10. (–5x6y5)3 11. (2w2y4z)5 12. ( )
–
13. ( ) 14. ( ) 15. ( )
3 0
1x 4 y 0 15t 6 w4
16. 4 x 8 yz 0 17. 8 18. axa ˑ bxb
4t w
c
cy c z e xa
19. dy d z e 20. yb
Rational Exponents Practice Name:
Simplify (answer with positive exponents). Show work.
1. 2. 6x2y4 ∙ 8x6y2 3. (–5x6y5)3
3 2 3
4. 25 2
5. 27 3 6. 32 5
3
7. 16 2
8. ( ) 9. ( )
10. ( ) 11. ( ) 12. ( )
4
13. 9 2
14. ( ) 15. ( )
1 4
1 3
3
1
4 a b
5 6
16. 4 x 3x3 4
17. 13x 4
2 2
x 18. 4 2
3
36a b 3
3
5
81x 12
19. 16 x y
4
8 16 4
20. 3
y