Exponential Expressions Answer Key
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Exponential Expressions Answer Key
📚 Part 1: Simplifying Exponential Expressions
Answer: 3⁶
Explanation: When multiplying powers with the same base, add the exponents: 3² × 3⁴ = 3²⁺⁴ = 3⁶
Answer: 2⁶ = 64
Explanation: When raising a power to a power, multiply the exponents: (2³)² = 2³ˣ² = 2⁶ = 64
Answer: 5⁴
Explanation: When dividing powers with the same base, subtract the exponents: 5⁷ ÷ 5³ = 5⁷⁻³ = 5⁴
Answer: x³y³
Explanation: When raising a product to a power, raise each factor to that power: (xy)³ = x³y³
Answer: 1
Explanation: Any non-zero number raised to the power of 0 equals 1
✏️ Part 2: Multi-Step Problems
Answer: 3⁷
Step-by-step solution:
First, simplify (3²)³ = 3²ˣ³ = 3⁶
Then multiply: 3⁶ × 3¹ = 3⁶⁺¹ = 3⁷
Answer: 16x¹²
Step-by-step solution:
(2x³)⁴ = 2⁴ × (x³)⁴ = 16 × x¹² = 16x¹²
Answer: x⁹
Step-by-step solution:
Work from left to right: x⁸ ÷ x² = x⁸⁻² = x⁶
Then: x⁶ × x³ = x⁶⁺³ = x⁹
Answer: a²b⁴
Step-by-step solution:
First: (a²b³)² = a⁴b⁶
Second: (ab)² = a²b²
Finally: a⁴b⁶ ÷ a²b² = a⁴⁻²b⁶⁻² = a²b⁴
🎯 Part 3: Challenge Problems
Answer: x = 5
Explanation: Since 32 = 2⁵, we have 2ˣ = 2⁵, so x = 5
Answer: 3²
Step-by-step solution:
First: (3⁻²)³ = 3⁻⁶
Then: 3⁻⁶ × 3⁸ = 3⁻⁶⁺⁸ = 3²
Answer: 64 = 2⁶ and 64 = 4³
Explanation:
As a power of 2: 64 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 2⁶
As a power of 4: 64 = 4 × 4 × 4 = 4³
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