The Rules of Exponents or Laws of Exponents are summarized as follows:
The following video shows examples using the first rule of exponents and the second rule of exponents:
The next video shows examples using the third rule of exponents and the fourth rule of exponents:
We will now consider combined operations of multiplication and division on numbers in exponent form, using all the rules of exponents introduced above.
Example:
Simplify the following expressions, giving your answers in exponent form: