Self-Test Questions : Lesson 2
The Arithmetic of Powers
Multiplication by addition, and division by subtraction
1.
If we multiplied 42 by 41, of what number would the product be a power?
2.
What is the exponent of the product when two numbers which are powers of the same base are multiplied?
3.
What power of 3 is (32)(33)?
4.
The sum of the exponents is the total number of times the base is used as a .....?..... in the product?
5.
Is it true that (34)(32) = 38?
6.
Is it true that (65)(64) = 69?
7.
If you multiply b5 by b2, what is the product?
8.
What is the product of bm times bn?
9.
In
6
5)30,
which is the divisor, the quotient, the dividend?
10.
In the expression (45)/(9) = 5, which is the divisor? The dividend? The quotient?
11.
What is the exponent of the quotient when one power of a base is divided by another power of the same base?
12.
What is another way of saying (bm)/(bn)?
13.
What is the quotient of b5 is divided by b2?
14.
What is b × b × b × b divided by b × b?
15.
Using exponents, divide 32 by 8.
16.
Write (36)/(33) first as a power of 3; then as a regular number.
17.
If 84 is divided by 84, what power of 8 results?
18.
Show how 33 is divided by 33 in two ways.
21.
Is this statement true of false? 60 = 40 = 80 = 1
22.
What is the result when you divide 53 by 50?
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