Adding Exponents Rule Math

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Adding exponents rule math. X m x n x m n. The power rule tells us that to raise a power to a power just multiply the exponents. Multiply two numbers with exponents by adding the exponents together. Adding exponents is done by calculating each exponent first and then adding.

After we multiply the exponential expressions with the same base by adding their exponents we arrive at having one variable with a negative exponent and another with zero exponent. X y z x y z. Any number raised to the power of zero is equal to one. X m x n x m n.

Divide two numbers with exponents by subtracting one exponent from the other. When multiplying numbers in exponent notation with the same base we can add the exponents. Whenever you multiply two terms with the same base you can add the exponents. X4 y3 x x x xyyy x4 y3.

The quotient rule tells us that we can divide two powers with the same base by subtracting the exponents. Adding the exponents is just a short cut. Adding numbers with exponents. This demonstrates the first basic exponent rule.

When an exponent is raised to a power multiply the exponents together. Don t hesitate to apply the two previous rules learned namely rule 1 and rule 2 to further simplify this expression.