Exponents with negatives

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0
• 1
• itself
• negative

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

How do you solve:
(2x⁵)(6x⁴)

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  MULTIPLY exponents
• DIVIDE coefficients
  SUBTRACT exponents
• Combine like terms
• MULTIPLY coefficients
  ADD exponents

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶
• x⁶
• -x⁶
• -1 ⁄ x⁶

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

3⁻⁴

• 1 ⁄ 3⁴
• -3⁴
• 3⁴
• 1 ⁄ 12

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Simplify the following expression: 
xy^-7

• xy⁷
• x/y⁷
• x⁷/y
• x⁷y

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

Simplify (-4r⁵)(2r⁸)

• -8r¹³
• -2r¹³
• -8r⁴⁰
• -2y⁴⁰

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Simplify the expression.

(6x²)(-3x⁵)

• 18x¹⁰

• -18x⁷

• 18x⁷

• 3x⁷

x⁰

• x
• ⁰
• 1
• Undefined

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Simplify.
s^-5 ⋅ s^-2

• s^-3
• ¹/_s⁷
• s^-7
• ¹/_s³

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷
• g⁷
• ¹/_g^-7
• -g⁷

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.4