Properties of Exponents Students will be able to use properties of exponents to evaluate and simplify expressions.

FHSPre-Algebra Review2 Properties of Multiplication and Division The properties of exponents for multiplication and division are as follows: In all cases a stands for a real number, m and n are integers., if a ≠ 0

FHSPre-Algebra Review3 Exponent Properties - Multiplication Let’s look at an example that demonstrates how the first property works: We have the problem: According to the property we should be able to find the answer this way: We know that and Which gives us the same answer.

FHSPre-Algebra Review4 Exponent Properties - Division Let’s look at an example that demonstrates how the second property works. According to the property we should be able to find the answer to our problem this way: We write our problem in expanded form: Which gives us the same answer.

FHSPre-Algebra Review5 Examples of Exponent Properties Simplify the following: