Math Lab: Negative Exponents

Math Lab: Negative Exponents

Multiple Choice

What happens each time you decrease the exponent by 1?

• The solution is divided by 3.

• The solution is multiplied by 3.

Multiple Choice

What happens if the exponent goes down to 0?

• The solution turns into 0.

• The 3's cancel out and you are left with just 1.

Multiple Choice

7⁰ is equivalent to:

• 7

• 0

• 1

• 1/7

Multiple Choice

Apply the exponent rules

• 1

• 2

• 21

• -21

Multiple Choice

Which is greater, 2654⁰ or 5⁰?

• 2654⁰

• 5⁰

• They are the same

• Zero is greater

Multiple Choice

Anything raised to a power of zero is always:

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative

Multiple Choice

What happens if we continue the pattern and make the exponent, -1?

• We end up with a fraction.

• We end up with a negative value.

Multiple Choice

Write using only positive Exponents. 

 $\frac{1}{\left(2\right)^{-2}}$  

• -4

•  $\frac{1}{\left(2\right)^2}$  

•  $2^2$  

• 4

Multiple Choice

Write using only positive exponents. 

 $\frac{1}{3^{-3}}$  

•  $\frac{1}{3^3}$  

•  $3^3$  

• 27

•  $\frac{1}{27}$  

Multiple Choice

Write with positive exponents:

• a^-2

• a²

• $\frac{1}{a^2}$

• 2a

Multiple Choice

Rewrite using a positive exponent.

w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³

Multiple Choice

Rewrite using a positive exponent.

g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

Multiple Choice

Rewrite using a positive exponent.

(-5)^-4

• (-5)⁴

• ¹/_(-5)^-4

• ¹/_(-5)⁴

• -625

Multiple Choice

Rewrite using a positive exponent.

7^-10

• ¹/₇¹⁰

• 7¹⁰

• ¹/₇^-10

• -70

Multiple Choice

Rewrite each expression with a negative exponent.

¹/_(-5)⁷

• (-5)⁷

• ¹/_(-5)^-7

• (-5)^-7

• ¹/_78,125

Multiple Choice

Rewrite each expression with a negative exponent.

¹/₁₂⁴

• ¹/₁₂^-4

• 12⁴

• ¹/_20,736

• 12^-4

Multiple Choice

Evaluate

• -1/64

• 1/16

• 1/64

• -1/16

Multiple Choice

Evaluate

• -1/14

• 1/14

• -1/49

• 1/49

Multiple Choice

Evaluate

• 1/10

• -1/32

• 1/32

• 32

Poll

How do you feel about negative exponents?

• I completely understand it.

• I get it.

• I sorta get it.

• I am completely lost.