AlgebraLab

Laws of Exponents: Raising Monomials to a Power

By C Adams

Directions and/or Common Information:

Simplify the following expressions.
(x2)3
(3x2)3
-52
(–5)2
(–3x3)2
(x5y6)4
(2x7y3)4
(5a3b4)3(2a5b)4

(– 3a4bc2)4(

ab3c)5

(m6n5)4(– 4m3n2)3

Directions and/or Common Information:

True or False?  If the answer is false, give the correct answer.
(2xy)3 = 6x3y3

(m2n)3 = m6n

(–3a2b3)3 = –27a6b9

Directions and/or Common Information:

Solve for x.
(3x)2 = 3x + 1

(52x)3 = (5x)3(5x + 8)