NAME = . = DATE = 2 4-2 Using Laws of Exponents Objective: To use laws of exponents to multiply a polynomial by a monomial Vocabulary Laws of Exponents Let a and b be real numbers and m and n be positive integers. Then: Tame at = am Brample: a eat — a +4 — al 2. (aby" = any Example: (ab)? = a6? 3. (ay = an Example: (a4) = a4" 3 - ql? Symbol a means x +x +n +x Example 1 Simplify: a. ( 2x°y’(-3x’y) ob. (5g) ay Solution a. (=8y2(=Aedy) = (=2(— 33 GZ + yl) Ge = yl) a6 tr. yet (aw 1) = 653 j db. wigt — wt gt aw2) es ( w= De’ La? = (~ De | = p54. gh (Law 3) = (= p¥e2 (Law 2) | = pO gt = neat 3 aw 3) | = a6 Simplify. La -a¥ Bde 3. @S 4. 4? S. (inne) 6. @2y3)5 7, 58 + Det 8.29 +689, (=25)2 10. (-x2)8 L. (4ba2y(b8d2) 12, (—6netn3)(2mny 13, (=p Y(pq2— Pq) 14. (4r4s2)(—3455)(r) Example 2 Simplify nyer8 b. (20% ec. 32 242 Solution — ay rtr3)28 = rl rr (Law 3) =r t6*8 daw) | ans b. Qx4yeN)3 = BABY — (Law 2) = &i5)3212 (aw 9) ec. BASQM)E = 353 242 (Law 2) 2718 » 48 (Law 3) 10g! (Law 1) Study Guide, ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY, Structure and Method, Book 2 Copyright ©’ by Houghton Miffin Company. All rights reserved,NAME - DATE 4-2 Using Laws of Exponents (continues) Simplity 15. @PP 16. (336 17. Gy 38, (—abe3)4 19, (~ 2s?) 20, (6ate5)? 2A. (= m2y(— ms 22. (-AY-2) 2B. (- BY =A 9? WA (a ay5(~ahy 28. 2A Nr? 26. (SAPO 27. Gy Poy PR. (g5H)(— g7HP 29. (4y)(- 973 30, (7395)(2725)6 BL. (= 267H)%( —Aab3)2 32. (—3p2¢apdqy4 Example ‘Simpliy. a. 5868 - 68 + Oe - 1) b. ~2ub?(a? — 2ab + 56?) Solution First use the distributive law Then simplify a. sax? + Be — 1) = Stor) oe%6x2) 1 se°Gx) — Sk) = 25x = s0x8 + Isr - 50 ~2ab?)(3a2) — (—2ab?\(ab) + (— 2ab? S67) = 6438? + 423 — 10ab4 Simplify. 208 ~ x2 + 10x + 8) 34, —a(—tut + S03 + 902 - a) 35. Ix°(5x2 + Ie = 2) MG. = Ry = Gy — 32) 37. xy%(x2 — Sxy - 2y%) 38, atb*(3a? — da? - 2a + 3) Example 4 Simplify. Assume that variable exponents represent positive integers. ated tes b. syne Solution ee my yd = ySm + don Assume that variable exponents represent positive integers. ae 40, tS we 41. (ad 42, yim Bt Dent Dag AA, ht Deh 2h ae Study Guide, ALGEBHA AND IHIGONOMETHY, Structure and Method, Book 2 56 Copyright © hy Houghton Milin Company. All rights reserves