Multiplying and Dividing Exponents - Algebra 2

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Question

Simplify the following expression

$((6^2)^{0})^{3}$

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Answer

$((6^2)^{0})^{3}=6^{2\times 0\times 3}=6^0=1$

Remember that any number raised to the 0th power equals 1

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Evaluate:

$12^{-4}*12^{5}$

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Answer

When multiplying with same base but different exponents, you just add the exponents and keep the base the same.

$12^{-4}*12^{5}=12^{-4+5}=12^{1}=12$

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Simplify this expression:

$\frac{x^{2}y^{-3}z^{4}}{x^{3}y^{-2}z^{2}}$

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Answer

When different powers of the same variable are multiplied, the exponents are added. When different powers of the same variable are divided, the exponents are subtracted. So, as an example:

$\frac{x^{3}}{x} = x^{\left ( 3-1\right )} = x^{2}$

For the above problem,

$\frac{x^{2}}{x^{3}} = \frac{1}{x} ; \frac{y^{-3}}{y^{-2}} = \frac{y^{2}}{y^{3}} = \frac{1}{y} ; \frac{z^{4}}{z^{2}} = z^{2}$

Therefore, the expression simplifies to:

$\left ( \frac{1}{x} \right ) \left ( \frac{1}{y} \right ) z^{2} = \frac{z^{2}}{xy}$

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Simplify.

$x^{-6}x^3x^9$

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Answer

Put the negative exponent on the bottom so that you have $\frac{x^{12}}{x^{6}}$ which simplifies further to $x^{6}$ .

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Simplify the rational expression.

$\frac{12x^2y^4z^6}{6xz^{12}}$

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Answer

$\frac{12x^2y^4z^6}{6xz^{12}}$

To simplify variables with exponents through division, you must subtract the exponent in the denominator from the numerator.

$\frac{12}{6}(x^{2-1})(y^{4-0})(z^{6-12})=2xy^4z^{-6}=\frac{2xy^4}{z^6}$

Remember that negative exponents will eventually be moved back to the denominator.

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Simplify $\frac{a^{4}b^{2}}{6a^{3}b}\div \frac{2b^{5}}{12a^{7}}$

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Answer

Rewrite so that you are multiplying the reciprocal of the second fraction:

$\frac{a^{4}b^{2}}{6a^{3}b}\times \frac{12a^{7}}{2b^{5}}$

You can then simplify using rules of exponents:

$\frac{12a^{11}b^2}{12a^3b^6}=\frac{a^8}{b^4}$

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Simplify the expression.

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Answer

Rearrange the expression so that the $\small y$ and $\small z$ variables of different powers are right next to each other.

When multiplying the same variable with different exponents, it is the same as adding the exponents: $a^ba^c=a^{b+c}$ . Taking advantage of this rule, the problem can be rewritten.

$y^{2+4+6}z^{3+5}$

$y^{6+6}z^8$

$y^{12}z^8$

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Simplify:

$\frac{9ab^2c}{4c^3} \times \frac{a^2b^2}{3a^3c}$

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Answer

In this problem, you have two fractions being multiplied. You can first divide and cancel the coefficients in the numerators and denominators, by dividing 9 and 3 each by 3:

$\frac{9ab^2c}{4c^3} \times \frac{a^2b^2}{3a^3c} = \frac{3ab^2c}{4c^3} \times \frac{a^2b^2}{a^3c}$

Next you can multiply the two numerators, and multiply the two denominators. Remember that when multiplying like variables with exponents, you add the exponents together:

$\frac{3ab^2c}{4c^3} \times \frac{a^2b^2}{a^3c} = \frac{3a^3b^4c}{4a^3c^4}$

If a variable shows up in both the numerator and denominator, you can simplify by subtracting the numerator's exponent by the denominator's exponent. If you end up with a negative exponent in the numerator, you can move the variable and exponent to the denominator to make it positive:

$\frac{3b^4}{4c^3}$

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Simplify the following:

$\frac{10x^2y^3z}{7xz^3} \times \frac{21xyz^2}{5y}$

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Answer

In this problem, you have two fractions being multiplied. You can first divide and cancel the coefficients in the numerators and denominators, by dividing 10 and 5 each by 5 and dividing 21 and 7 each by 7:

$\frac{10x^2y^3z}{7xz^3} \times \frac{21xyz^2}{5y} = \frac{2x^2y^3z}{xz^3} \times \frac{3xyz^2}{y}$

Next you can multiply the two numerators, and multiply the two denominators. Remember that when multiplying like variables with exponents, you add the exponents together:

$\frac{2x^2y^3z}{xz^3} \times \frac{3xyz^2}{y} = \frac{6x^3y^4z^3}{xyz^3}$

If a variable shows up in both the numerator and denominator, you can simplify by subtracting the numerator's exponent by the denominator's exponent:

$\frac{6x^3y^4z^3}{xyz^3} = 6x^2y^3$

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Simplify the following:

$\frac{2a^3bc}{3a^2bc^4} \times \frac{15ab^3c^2}{5a^3b^5c^2}$

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Answer

In this problem, you have two fractions being multiplied. You can first divide and cancel the coefficients in the numerators and denominators. The two coefficients in the denominators multiply up to 15, allowing you to divide and cancel those two coefficients with the 15 in the numerator:

$\frac{2a^3bc}{3a^2bc^4} \times \frac{15ab^3c^2}{5a^3b^5c^2} = \frac{2a^3bc}{a^2bc^4} \times \frac{ab^3c^2}{a^3b^5c^2}$

Next you can multiply the two numerators, and multiply the two denominators. Remember that when multiplying like variables with exponents, you add the exponents together:

$\frac{2a^3bc}{a^2bc^4} \times \frac{ab^3c^2}{a^3b^5c^2} = \frac{2a^4b^4c^3}{a^5b^6c^6}$

If a variable shows up in both the numerator and denominator, you can simplify by subtracting the numerator's exponent by the denominator's exponent. If you end up with a negative exponent in the numerator, you can move the variable and exponent to the denominator to make it positive:

$\frac{2a^4b^4c^3}{a^5b^6c^6} = \frac{2}{ab^2c^3}$

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Simplify:

$\frac{30a^{2}b}{c}*\frac{bc^{2}}{5c}$

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Answer

Combine like terms in the numerator and the denominator. Use the rules of exponents to combine and in the numerator and and in the denominator. Remember that $x^{a}x^{b}=x^{a+b}$ Then, divide 30 by 5 (the GCF).

$\frac{30a^{2}bbc^{2}}{5cc}=\frac{30a^{2}b^{2}c^{2}}{5c^{2}}=\frac{6a^{2}b^{2}c^{2}}{c^{2}}$

The GCF rule can also be used to remove $c^{2}$ from the numerator and the deonominator. $c^{2}$ goes into $c^{2}$ once.

$\frac{6a^{2}b^{2}c^{2}}{c^{2}}=6a^{2}b^{2}$

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Evaluate the following expression

$(5^{0})^{2}$

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Answer

$(5^{0})^{2}=(1)^{2}=1$

We can also solve this problem using a different apporach

$(5^{0})^{2}=5^{0\times2}=5^{0}=1$

Remember that any number raised to the 0th power equals 1

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Simplify the following expression

$((yz)^2)^{3}$

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Answer

$((yz)^{2})^{3}=(yz)^{6}=y^{6}z^{6}$

Alternatively,

$((yz)^{2})^{3}=(y^{2}z^{2})^3=y^{2\times3}z^{2\times3}=y^{6}z^{6}$

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Evaluate the following expression

$\left (\frac{10^{3}}{10^{0}} \right )^{2}$

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Answer

$\left (\frac{10^{3}}{10^{0}} \right )^{2}=\frac{10^{3\times2}}{10^{0\times2}}=\frac{10^{6}}{10^{0}}=\frac{1000000}{1}=1,000,000$

Alternatively,

$\left (\frac{10^{3}}{10^{0}} \right )^{2}=\left (10^{3-0} \right )^{2}=\left (10^{3} \right )^{2}=10^{3\times 2}=10^{6}=1,000,000$

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Simplify:

$\frac{4a^{-5}b^{3}c^{2}}{12a^{-7}b^{-5}c^{-2}}$

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Answer

$\frac{4a^{-5}b^{3}c^{2}}{12a^{-7}b^{-5}c^{-2}}$

Step 1: Simplify the exponents using the division of exponents rule (subtract exponents in demoninator from exponents in numerator).

$\frac{4a^{-5-(-7)}b^{3-(-5)}c^{2-(-2)}}{12}$

$\frac{4a^{2}b^{8}c^{4}}{12}$

Step 2: Reduce the fraction

$\frac{a^{2}b^{8}c^{4}}{3}$

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Simplify:

$\frac{q^{7}r^{5}s^{16}}{q^{2}r^{3}s}$

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Answer

Follow the division of exponents rule. Subract the exponents in the denominator from the exponents in the numerator.

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Rewrite using a single exponent.

$\frac{(6x)^{8}}{(6x)^{3}}$

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Answer

Based on the property for dividing exponents:

$\frac{a^{m}}{a^{n}}=a^{m-n}$

In this problem, a is equal to , so

$\frac{(6x)^{8}}{(6x)^{3}}=(6x)^{8-3}=(6x)^{5}$

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Simplify:

$\frac{7a^{-7}b^{-8}c^{4}}{14a^{5}b^{-9}c{}}$

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Answer

Simplify:

$\frac{7a^{-7}b^{-8}c^{4}}{14a^{5}b^{-9}c{}}$

Step 1: Use the division of exponents rule, and subtract the exponents in the denominator from the exponents in the numerator

$\frac{7a^{-12}bc^3}{14}$

Step 2: Move negative exponents in the numerator to the denominator

$\frac{7bc^3}{14a^{12}}$

Step 3: Simplify

$\frac{bc^3}{2a^{12}}$

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Simplify: $5^{17}*5^{23}$

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Answer

When multiplying exponents with the same base, we just add the exponents and keep the base the same.

$5^{17}*5^{23}=5^{17+23}=5^{40}$

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Simplify:

$\frac{x^{6}zy^{-9}}{x^{-4}z^2y^3}$

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Answer

Step 1: Use the division of exponents rule. Subtract the exponents in the numerator from the exponents in the denominator.

${x^{6+4}z^{1-2}y^{-9-3}$

$x^{10}z^{-1}y^{-12}$

Step 2: Represent the negative exponents as positive ones by moving them to the denominator:

${\color{Red} \frac{x^{10}}{zy^{12}}}$

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