IXL | Exponent rules: review | 8th grade math

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Simplify. Express your answer as the given base raised to a single exponent.

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9

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8

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2

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question

Simplify. Express your answer as the given base raised to a single exponent.

(

3

3

)

7

key idea

To raise a power to a power, multiply the exponents.

solution

The quantity

3

3

is raised to the power of 7. Multiply the exponents.

(

3

3

)

7

=

Simplify

(

3

3

)

7

,

remembering to multiply the exponents

3

(

3

7

)

Simplify

(

3

3

)

7

,

remembering to multiply the exponents

=

Multiply

3

21

Multiply

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