Exponents

Question 1

5 is the ____

Answer 1

coefficient

Question 2

x is the ____

Answer 2

base or variable

(the base doesn’t have to be a variable, you could have 3^5 and the base would be 3)

Question 3

3 is the ____

Answer 3

exponent

Question 4

‘-’ is the ____

Answer 4

operator

Question 5

6 is the ____

Answer 5

constant

Question 6

3 is the ____

Answer 6

base

Question 7

2 is the ____

Answer 7

exponent

Question 8

this whole term is called a ____

Answer 8

power

“3 to the power 2”

Question 9

product / multiplication rule:

when you multiply powers, keep the base the same and ____ the exponents

Answer 9

add

Question 10

quotient / division rule:

when you divide powers, keep the base the same and ____ the exponents

Answer 10

subtract

Question 11

power of a power rule:

when you have a power raised to another power, eg. (a^x)^y, keep the base the same and ____ the exponents

Answer 11

multiply

Question 12

power of a product rule

when you have a product raised to a power, how do you expand?

Answer 12

apply the exponent to everything inside the bracket