Power and Exponential Functions

Instructions

  • The introductory videos below explain the concepts in this section.
  • This page also includes exercises that you should attempt to solve yourself. You can check your answers and watch the videos explaining how to solve the exercises.
  • When you are done, you can use the graph to pick another section or use the buttons to go to the next section

Learning Objectives

  • Properties of exponents applied to power and exponential expressions
  • Multiplying and simplifying power expressions and exponential expressions
  • Nested exponents and distributing exponents across multiplication and division
  • Simplifying expressions with power and exponential functions

Concept Video(s)

Exercises

1.

  1. \(\dfrac{1}{3x^4y}\)
  2. \(2^{x-8}\cdot 3^{4-y}\)

2.

  1. \(\dfrac{16x^{12}}{y^4z^8}\)
  2. \(7^{6-3y}\cdot2^{-6x-18}\)

3.

\[\dfrac{9x^{12}}{4y^{22}z^{10}}\]

4.

\[\dfrac{81y^{16}}{2^{4x-12}z^{24}}\]