NEGATIVE EXPONENTS

Front

What is a negative exponent?

Back

A negative exponent indicates that the base should be taken as the reciprocal and raised to the opposite positive exponent.

Front

Simplify: 3^-3

Back

1/27

Front

Rewrite using a positive exponent: w^-13

Back

1/w¹³

Front

Write this expression using positive exponent: x^-7

Back

1/x⁷

Front

What is 10⁰ equivalent to?

Back

1

Front

Simplify: 2^-1

Back

1/2

Front

What does a negative exponent signify in terms of division?

Back

A negative exponent signifies that the base is in the denominator with a positive exponent.

Front

If a^-n = 1/aⁿ, what does this mean?

Back

It means that a negative exponent can be rewritten as the reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent.

Front

What is the value of 5^-2?

Back

1/25

Front

How do you convert a negative exponent to a positive exponent?

Back

By taking the reciprocal of the base.