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Rules for exponents

to multiply powers, add the exponents

to divide powers, subtract the exponents

to find a power of a power, multiply the exponents

to find a power of a quotient, apply the power top and bottom

to find a power pf a product, apply the exponent to each factor in the product

x0 = 1 anything to the power zero equals one

x-a = 1/xa a negative exponent means "one over" the positive exponent

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