6.4 Negative Exponents

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Any number written to the 0 power is always 1. Example: 8⁰=1

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Rewrite using a positive exponent: (-5)^-4

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¹/_(-5)⁴

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Rewrite using a positive exponent: g^-7

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¹/_g⁷

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Write with positive exponents: a^-2, a², \(\frac{1}{a^2}\), 2a

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a²

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To get rid of a negative exponent you need to...

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Find the reciprocal

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