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If the power/exponent of a number is 1, the number will always equal itself. In other words,
in our example if the exponent 2 was a 1, simplified the example would then be 4.
Exponent Rules
When working with exponents there are certain rules you'll need to remember.
When you are multiplying terms with the same base you can add the exponents.
This means: 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 or 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4 · 4
When you are dividing terms with the same base you can subtract the exponents.
This means: 4 x 4 x 4 or 4 · 4 · 4
yayb = y (a+b)
yaxa = (yx)a