EXPONENTS ORDER OF OPERATIONS MULTIPLYING / DIVIDING POWER OF A POWER POWER OF A PRODUCT POWER OF A QUOTIENT NEGATIVE EXPONENTS

EXPONENTS a⁰ = 1 = a = a x a = a x a x a

ORDER OF OPERATIONS Don’t forget the order of operations: 1) Brackets 2)Exponents 3) Division / Multiplication

MULTIPLYING 2 POWERS SAME BASE x = Keep the base and ADD the exponents

DIVIDING 2 POWERS SAME BASE - = Keep the base and SUBTRACT the exponents

POWER OF A POWER (a ) = a Keep the base and MULTIPLY the exponents 4312

POWER OF A PRODUCT (a x b) = a x b Distribute the exponents as appropriate 3 33

POWER OF A QUOTIENT (a / b) = a / b Distribute the exponents as appropriate 4 44

NEGATIVE EXPONENTS a = -3 3