1. . Basically, you can either multiply first, then exponentiate, OR, exponentiate and then multiply. (note: this can expand to any number of terms inside the parenthesis. So you could have 50 terms in the parenthesis if you wanted). Example:
2. . When you raise an exponential expression to another exponent, you're going to multiply the exponents. Example:
3. . When you multiply monomials (with a common base), you're going to add the exponents. Example:
4. . When you divide monomials (with a common base), you're going to subtract the exponents. Example:
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