Laws of exponents
Negative exponents: |
a-n = 1/an |
thus a-3 = 1/a3 |
Fractional exponents: |
am/n =nÖ(am) |
thus a2/3 = 3Öa2 |
Multiplication: |
anam = an+m |
thus a3a2 = a3+2 = a5 |
Division: |
an/am = an-m |
thus a3/a2 = a3-2 = a1 |
Raising to a power: |
(an)m = anm |
thus (a3)2 = a3*2 = a6 |
Special cases
a1 returns a
a0 returns 1
1n returns 1
00 returns undefined
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