1. 9.3 E XPONENTS, P RODUCTS, AND P OWERS

2. P RODUCT OF T WO P OWERS WITH E QUAL B ASES If you multiply two powers, and both bases are equal, then you can add the exponents (and use the same base).

3. S IMPLIFY

5. P OWER OF A P RODUCT Exponentiation distributes over multiplication.

6. S IMPLIFY

8. P OWER OF A P OWER If you raise a power to a power, then you multiply the exponents.

9. S IMPLIFY

11. S IMPLIFY OR S TATE THAT THE EXPRESSION CANNOT BE SIMPLIFIED

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