Many people get confused when we combine rules previously used individually. Learn how to combine the fractions rules with exponents, multiplying exponents by exponents, and variables in only a few minutes. Three example problems demonstrate the proper way to combine the rules.

Concepts

exponents, properties of exponents

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Create additional practice problems for these types of questions
• Explain why this is important to understand before moving on to other skills

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes prior knowledge of the exponent rules

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes subtitles for ease of note taking
• Explains why each step is necessary as each problem is solved

Cons

• None

Common Core

8.EE.A.1 HSN-RN.A.1 HSN-RN.A.2 HSA-SSE.B.3.c HSF-IF.C.8.b