Properties of Exponents (Negative Exponents)

5² , in this example 5 is the ______

• base
• exponent

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Simplify (evaluate):
 $3^{-3}$  

• -27

• -9

•  $-\frac{1}{9}$  

•  $\frac{1}{27}$  

Write this expression using positive exponent:

x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• $\frac{1}{x^7}$

• $-\frac{1}{x^7}$

Simplify.

2x^-5y⁷⋅3x^-4y^-2

• 6x⁹y⁹

• $\frac{6}{x^9y^5}$

• $\frac{6y^5}{x^9}$

• $\frac{6}{x^9y^9}$

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0
• 1
• itself
• negative

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Simplify

• $\frac{7a^5}{b^3}$

• $\frac{b^3}{7a^5}$

• $\frac{7b^3}{a^{-5}}$

• $\frac{7b^3}{a^5}$

Simplify

• $\frac{1}{5x^3}$

• $\frac{1}{x^5}$

• $\frac{-5}{x^3}$

• $\frac{5}{x^3}$

Simplify

• $\frac{a^3b^2}{4}$

• $\frac{4a^3}{b^2}$

• $\frac{4}{a^3b^2}$

• $\frac{1}{4a^3b^2}$

Simplify

• 42x⁵

• $\frac{-42}{x^5}$

• $\frac{42}{x^{-5}}$

• $\frac{42}{x^5}$

• 2a²b⁶

• $\frac{1}{2a^2b^6}$

• $\frac{b^6}{2a^2}$

• $\frac{2b^6}{a^2}$