A1.G.1Exponent properties01/05
Exponent properties — review.
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An exponent says "multiply the base by itself this many times": 24=2⋅2⋅2⋅2=16. Every exponent rule below comes from that one definition by counting copies.
| Product of powers | →xa⋅xb=xa+b |
| Quotient of powers | →xbxa=xa−b |
| Power of a power | →(xa)b=xa⋅b |
| Power of a product | →(xy)a=xaya |