x 2

Exponent Rules Review

Add and Subtract Monomials Multiply Monomials
COMBINE LIKE TERMS! “Last name stays the same” PRODUCT RULE (add your exponents)
3x2y + 2xy – 4xy – 5x2y = am (an) = am+n
3x2 (-5xy5) =

-2a3 (-15b2) (3ab) =

Raise a Power to a
Power
POWER RULE (multiply your exponents)
Dividing Monomials
(am)n = amn QUOTIENT RULE (subtract your exponents)
am
25
(x ) = = am – n
an

4x7 y15
(-2x3)2 (3x)2 = =
-8xy11
4
(-x2 )
=
3x3 y2

Negative Exponents Multi-Step

Take reciprocal and make it positive! REMEMBER YOUR RULES!
1
a-m = 2
am (4x5 y7 )
3 • (x-2y-4)-2 =
(-2x4 ) (2xy)0
x-3 =

-2
4x-5
( 8x7 ) =

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A.__ Exponent Rules Practice

What did the left hand say to the right hand?
Simplify each expression using the rules of exponents. Show all work.

2
1. 4𝑥 2 𝑦 5 7𝑥𝑦 −3 2. −2𝑥 5 𝑦 3 −2𝑥 3 𝑦 4
Answer
Bank
W 27𝑥13
2 −3 −2 16𝑥 9 𝑦 4
3. 27𝑥 5 𝑦 −3 3𝑥 𝑦 4. • (– 3𝑥2𝑦3)2
4𝑥 5 𝑦 C 4𝑥3𝑦

D 6𝑥𝑦11

3𝑥 3 𝑦 12 −3 T 32𝑥7𝑦5
5. • 6𝑥2𝑦 6. 16𝑥 4 𝑦 2 2𝑥𝑦 −3 + 4𝑥𝑦11
6𝑥 3 𝑦 5 1 −1 4
F 𝑥 𝑦
2

A −75
2 21𝑥 2 𝑦 6 1
7.
−4𝑥 4 𝑦 −2
• (5𝑥𝑦2)2 8. + − 4 𝑥 −1 𝑦 4 B 13𝑥8𝑦15
2𝑥 5 𝑦 −4 28𝑥 3 𝑦 2

P 8𝑦5

I 3𝑥𝑦3
−2
9. 2𝑥 3 𝑦 −3 3𝑥 2 𝑦 −1
3 1 4 6
𝑥 𝑦 10. 𝑥𝑦 −3 4𝑥 4 𝑦 −3 − 2𝑥 5 𝑦 −2 𝑥 −3 𝑦 5
2 S 2𝑥2𝑦3

K 3𝑥2𝑦8

2 −2 G 2𝑥18
11. 4𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 3 2
2𝑥𝑦𝑧 −2
12.
6𝑥 −1 𝑦 −8
18𝑥 3 𝑦 2 Y 100𝑦8

E 9𝑥8𝑦20
1 12 8
13. −3𝑥 −6 𝑦 2 5𝑥 3 𝑦 −1
2
14. 2𝑥 −4 𝑦 −3
64𝑥 −4 𝑦18 − −5𝑥 8 𝑦15 L 𝑥 𝑦
2

H 36𝑥8𝑦9

O 28𝑥3𝑦2
3 −2
2𝑥 2 𝑦 4 3𝑥 −3 𝑦 2
15. 16. • 18𝑦12 R −8𝑥11𝑦11
4𝑥 −3 𝑦 2 2 𝑥 −3 𝑦2 4

4 1 9 5 6 1 12 10 5 3 11 5 8 12 12 15 5 11 1

?!
13 15 9 13 7 10 5 14 12 5 2 3 16 4 11
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Notes: Simplify Non-Perfect

Square Roots
What is a Radical?

What are the Types of Radicals?

Square Root

Cube Root

Fourth Root

Fifth Root

Square Roots: Simplify the following perfect squares.

Refer to the perfect squares table if needed.

1. 25 2. 64 3. 100

4. 49 5. 81 6. −25

7. 1 9 36
8. 9.
100 121

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Square Roots
What is a Radical?

What are the Types of Radicals?

Square
SSqu
quare R
qu Roott

Cube Root

Fourth Root

Fifth Root

Square Roots: Simplify the following perfect squares.

Refer to the perfect squares table if needed.

1. 25 2. 64 3. 100

4. 49 5. 81 6. −25

7. 1 9 36
8. 9.
100 121

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Simplify Non-Perfect Square Roots
Simplify the following non-perfect squares. Refer to the perfect squares table if needed.

10. 32 11. 98 12. 12 Perfect

Squares
Table

13. 24 14. 63 15. 150

16. 245 17. 72 18. 8

Simplify the following non-perfect squares. Refer to the perfect squares table if needed.

19. 5 8 20. 3 28 21. 4 20

22. −3 32 23. −7 50 24. 2 100

25. 15 24 26. −5 108 27. 3𝑥 175

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A.__ Simplify Non-Perfect Square Roots

Simplify each expression. Rewrite using only positive exponents.

1. 20 2. 48 3. 8

4. 128 5. 72 6. 12

7. 56 8. 288 9. 80

10. 75 11. 400 12. 30

13. 169 14. 250 15. 27

16. 10 1000 17. 6 10,000 18. −12 40

19. −8 63 20. 5 24 21. 9 18

22. 4 243 23. −6 54 24. 7 45

25. 16 90 26. 5 28 27. 10 192

28. −2 128 29. −4𝑥 50 30. 3𝑥 245

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Notes: Rational Exponents and

Radical Expressions
Sometimes _____________ exponents
are used to represent powers of
numbers or variables. The numerator
of the fraction, m, represents the 𝒎 𝒎
𝒏 𝒏
____________, the denominator, n, 𝒂𝒏 = 𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒓 𝒂
represents the __________. The
denominator of the exponent must be
positive.

Think of
a tree!

Rewrite each exponent expression as a radical.

1 1 2
1. 𝑥 2 2. 9 2 3. 𝑥 3

Rewrite each radical expression as a rational exponent.

4.
3
𝑧2 5.
3
𝑐 −5 6. 6

All your exponent rules apply to rational exponents as well! Simplify each expression.

9. ( 𝑥)2
1
8.
3
7. 4 2 26

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 1 1 3
10. 36 2 11. (4𝑥 2 )2 12. (3𝑥 4 )4

1
(−4𝑥)3 5
13. 1 14. (64𝑥 3 )3 15.
(16𝑥 6 )2
3
(49 2 𝑥)2
(3 2 𝑥)2

5
Challenge! 3 3 1
16. (4𝑥 2 )− 2
3
(9𝑥 2 )2 ( 16)2 𝑥 2
17. 1 18. 5 1
(−3 2 𝑥 2 )4 (2 3 𝑥)3 𝑥 2

Remember to use your order of

operations!
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A.__ Rational Exponents and

Radical Expressions
Level 1
Rewrite each exponent expression as a radical.

3 1 4
1. 𝑥 2 2. 64 2 3. 𝑧 3

Rewrite each radical expression as a rational exponent. Write answers using positive
exponents.

4.
7
𝑥4 5.
2
𝑎−8 6. 10

All your exponent rules apply to rational exponents as well! Simplify each expression using
your exponent rules. Leave answers as simplified square roots, if necessary.

9. ( 𝑦)4
1
8.
3
7. 49 2 272

1 1 7
10. 81 2 11. (25𝑥 −6 )2 12. (4𝑥 )−3
3

1 3 4

13.
4 2 14. (4𝑥 0 )2 15. 8𝑥 6 3
9
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A.__ Rational Exponents and

Radical Expressions
Level 2
Rewrite each exponent expression as a radical.

3 1 4
1. 𝑥 2 2. 64 2 3. 𝑧 3

Rewrite each radical expression as a rational exponent. Write answers using positive
exponents.

4.
7
𝑥4 5.
2
𝑎−8 6. 10

All your exponent rules apply to rational exponents as well! Simplify each expression using
your exponent rules. Leave answers as simplified square roots, if necessary.

9. ( 𝑦)4
1
8.
3
7. 81 2 272

1 1 7
10. 32 2 11. (25𝑥 −6 )2 12. (4𝑥 3 )−3

3 6 4
(−2𝑥𝑦)3
13. 1 14. (5𝑥 0 )2 15.
(2 2 𝑥 6 )3
1
(64 2 𝑥𝑦 3 )2 (3 2 𝑥 −3 )−4
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Rules of Exponents
Test Review
Simplify each expression using the product rule. Write answers using only positive exponents.

1. x2 • x9 2. x15 • x-6 3. (3x12)(–5x7)

4. (2x12y4)(–3x2) 5. (4x3y5)(–xy) 6. (7x5y3)(–2xy2)(–2x2y4)

Simplify each expression using the power rule. Write answers using only positive exponents.

7. (x3)7 8. (x-4)-5 9. (3x10)3

10. (–4x4y6)2 11. (–2x7y8z)5 12. (25x12y7z4)0

Simplify each expression using the quotient rule. Write answers using only positive exponents.

8 6 9 5
13. x5 14. x6 15. x2 y3
x x x y

5 9 4 17 3 y11 z
16. 3x 5y 2 17. 8x y3 18. − 45x
12x y 6xy 20xy

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