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Grade 9 Exponent Laws Worksheet

Practice applying the fundamental laws of exponents including product, quotient, power, zero, and negative exponent rules.

Grade 9 Math Number SenseExponent Laws
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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.A.1CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSN.RN.A.2

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Grade 9 Exponent Laws Worksheet

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Read each question carefully and apply the appropriate exponent laws to simplify the expressions. Show all your work.

1. Simplify the following expressions using the product rule:

a) x³ ⋅ x⁵

b) 2a⁴ ⋅ 3a²

2. Simplify the following expressions using the quotient rule:

a) y⁷ / y³

b) 10m⁸ / 5m²

3. Simplify the following expressions using the power rule:

a) (z⁴)²

b) (3x²)³

4. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to (5x⁰y⁻²)?

a

5y²

b

5/y²

c

1/(5y²)

d

y²/5

5. Complete the following statements:

a) Any non-zero number raised to the power of zero is equal to  .

b) To divide powers with the same base, you   the exponents.

c) A negative exponent indicates the   of the base raised to the positive exponent.

6. Simplify the expression: (2x³y⁻²)⁴ ⋅ (3x⁻¹y⁵)