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Exponents and Powers Answer Key

Learn the rules of exponents and how to simplify expressions with powers.

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Exponent Basics

Q1.What does 5³ mean?

Answer

5 × 5 × 5 = 125. The exponent tells you how many times to multiply the base by itself.

Q2.What's any number to the power of 0?

Answer

1. For example, 7⁰ = 1, 100⁰ = 1.

Q3.What's a negative exponent mean?

Answer

It means the reciprocal. 2⁻³ = 1/(2³) = 1/8.

Exponent Rules

Q4.How do you multiply powers with the same base?

Q5.How do you divide powers with the same base?

Q6.What about a power raised to another power?

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