what is the trick to exponents

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anonymous · Answer

adding multiplying and subtracting how do I know which to do?

nnesha · Answer

$$\huge\rm x^m \times x^n = x^{m+n}$$
when you multiply same bases you should add their exponents

nnesha · Answer

$$\huge\rm (x^\color{red}{m})^\color{green}{n} = x^{ \color{ReD}{m} \times\color{green}{ n}}$$
multiply outside exponent by inside exponent of the base

nnesha · Answer

anything to the 0 power  is just equal to 1 $$\large\rm (x)^0 = 1$$
$$\large\rm (333)^0 = 1$$ $$\large\rm (Nnesha)^0 =1$$
(chocolates)^0 = 1

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much

nnesha · Answer

there are few more
anything to the negative power $$\huge\rm x^{-m} = \frac{ 1 }{ m }$$

nnesha · Answer

http://openstudy.com/users/iambatman#/updates/54ff9b2ce4b064b5a94d524c ^^all exponent rules!

anonymous · Answer

thank you for the help

nnesha · Answer

np