Formulas and properties of powers

Formulas and properties of powers are used to simplify and reduce complex expressions, and to solve equations and inequalities.

  1. a0 = 1      (a ≠ 0)
  2. a1 = a
  3. an · am = an + m
  4. (an)m = anm
  5. anbn = (ab)n
  6. a-n = 1an
  7. anam = an - m
  8. a1/n = n√a
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