CLASS-8
RULES FOR EXPONENTS

There are some laws are given below –

1)    aᵐ X aⁿ = aᵐ⁺ⁿ    and    aᵐ X aⁿ X aᵖ  =  aᵐ⁺ⁿ⁺ᵖ

2)    aᵐ ÷  aⁿ =  aᵐ X a⁻ⁿ =  aᵐ⁻ⁿ

3)    (a X b)ᵐ = aᵐ X bᵐ   or   (a X b)ⁿ = aⁿ X bⁿ

4)    (aᵐ)ⁿ = aᵐⁿ

5)    aᵐ = aⁿ = 1  ( if m = n = 0 and a ≠ 0 )

6)    aᵐ = aⁿ = a  ( if m = n = 1 and a ≠ 0  )

7)  If  aᵐ = aⁿ     ( when m = n and a ≠ 0 )

           a                   aᵐ          

8)   ( -------- )ᵐ  =  ---------- 

           b                   bᵐ

9)  [{(a)ᵐ}ⁿ]ᵖ =  [{aᵐ}ⁿ]ᵖ  =  [aᵐⁿ]ᵖ  = aᵐⁿᵖ

10) If n is an even integers, (-1)ⁿ = (-1)²ᵐ = {(-1)²}ᵐ = {(-1) X (-1)}ᵐ =  1ᵐ = 1

11)  If n is an odd integers, (-1)ⁿ = (-1)²ᵐ⁺¹ =  (-1) X (-1)²ᵐ = (-1) X (1) = -1 

12) n√a =   a¹∕ⁿ

13) aᵐ∕ⁿ = (aᵐ)¹∕ⁿ

14)  a¹∕ᵐ¹∕ⁿ = a¹∕ᵐⁿ