Negative Exponents

Simplify (evaluate):

3^-3

• -27

• -9

• -1/9

• 1/27

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Are these two equivalent:

2² = (-2)²

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

Write this expression using positive exponent:

x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

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

• True
• False

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

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

• (-5)⁴
• ¹/_(-5)^-4
• ¹/_(-5)⁴
• -625

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Simplify. Write your answer with a positive exponent.

s^-5 ⋅ s^-2

• s^-3

• ¹/_s⁷

• s^-7

• ¹/_s³

Rewrite each expression with a negative exponent.
¹/_12⁴

• ¹/_12^-4
• 12⁴
• ¹/_20,736
• 12^-4

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CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

Simplify.

• y¹⁵
• y⁵
• y²
• 2y⁵

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

• 49/64
• 64/49
• 14/16
• 16/14