you do not do anything when you add numbers with exponents. you just figure out the answer. it is only if you multiply numbers with exponents, where you add the exponents..
Fractional exponents follow the same rules as integral exponents. Integral exponents are numbers raised to an integer power.
Add the exponents
The laws of exponents work the same with rational exponents, the difference being they use fractions not integers.
When multiplying numbers with exponents, you add the exponents.
16x2 = 32. 4x4 = 16. 2x2= 4. The answer is 2^5.
There are really infinitely many ways to write 4x4 in exponents, but consider what 4x4 really means and what an exponent is. First, an exponent states how many times a number is multiplied by itself, such as 3^2, or 3 "squared", meaning that the result is 3x3. With this in mind, look back at 4x4. Since the number multiplied is the same, we can write it using exponents. In this case, we are going to have 4^2, or four "squared". This is of course only one example, but I'm sure that that will likely be sufficient for your purposes.
The exponents are added.
you do not do anything when you add numbers with exponents. you just figure out the answer. it is only if you multiply numbers with exponents, where you add the exponents..
Fractional exponents follow the same rules as integral exponents. Integral exponents are numbers raised to an integer power.
Add the exponents
Your question doesn't have raised exponents - don't feel bad, it's not your fault! Your question is probably:What are the like terms among x, x4, 4x, 4x2, 4x4, and 3x2?Like terms have same "letter part" or "variable part". Technically, this is called the literal coefficient.x and 4x are like terms.x4 and 4x4 are like terms.4x2 and 3x2 are like terms.
The laws of exponents work the same with rational exponents, the difference being they use fractions not integers.
In algebraic equations, exponents can contain variables. They can be solved for by using logarithmic rules for exponents.
When multiplying something with exponents, you add it. When dividing something with exponents, you subtract it.
You can have negative exponents anywhere. When they are in the denominator, they are equivalent to positive exponents in the numerator of a fraction.
When multiplying numbers with exponents, you add the exponents.