EXPONENTS ARE NOT ON THE LEVEL, "Laws"

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EXPONENTS ARE NOT ON THE LEVEL

"The Laws or Rules of Exponent Computation"

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"Say That Again, Then Explain It"

	To Add number with the same base, the exponents must be equal. To Subtract numbers with the same base, the exponents must be equal. To Multiply numbers with the same base, copy the base and add the exponents. To Divide numbers with the same base, copy the base and subtract the exponents. To Raise to A Power copy the base, multiply the exponents. To Take A Root copy the base, divide the exponent by the index.

To Add number with the same base, the exponents must be equal.

To Subtract numbers with the same base, the exponents must: be equal.

Example #1: Simplify: 3² + 3² 3² + 3² = 9 + 9 = 18 OR 3² + 3² = 1 · 3² + 1 · 3² = (1 + 1) · 3² = (2) · 3² = (2)(9) = 18 Note: The computation does not involve the exponents.

Example #2: Simplify: x² + x² x² + x² = 1 · x² + 1 · x² = (1 + 1) · x² = (2) · x² = (2)(x²) = 2x²

Example #3: Simplify: 3² + 3³ 3² + 3³ = 3² + 3³ Note: The exponents are not the same, but, here one may use arithmetic. 3² + 3³ = 9 + 27 = 36

Example #4: Simplify: x² + x³ x² + x³ = x² + x³ Note: The exponents are not the same, and arithmetic can't help. x² + x³ = x² + x³

To Multiply numbers with the same base, copy the base and: add the exponents.

Example #1: Simplify: 3² · 3² 3² · 3² = 9 · 9 = 81 OR

Example #2: Simplify: x² · x² x² · x² = x · x · x · x = OR

Example #3: Simplify: 3² · 3³ 3² · 3³ = 9 · 27 = 243 OR

Example #4: Simplify: x² · x³ OR

To Divide numbers with the same base, copy the base and: subtract the exponents.

Example #1: Simplify: 3² ÷ 3² 3² ÷ 3² = 9 ÷ 9 = 1 OR these

Example #2: Simplify: x² ÷ x²

Example #3: Simplify: 3² ÷ 3³ 3² ÷ 3³ = 9 ÷ 27 = 9/27 = 1/3 OR OR
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Example #4: Simplify: x² ÷ x³ OR

To Raise to A Power copy the base, multiply the exponents.

Example #1: Simplify: (3²)³ OR

Example #2: Simplify: (x²)³ OR

To Take A Root copy the base, divide the exponent by the index.

Example #1: Simplify: OR

Example #2: Simplify: OR

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