Negative Exponents

Simplify (evaluate):

3^-3

• -27

• -9

• -1/9

• 1/27

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Are these two equivalent (equal)?

2² = (-2)²

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

5² , in this example 5 is the ______

• base
• exponent

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Simplify (Evaluate):

(-8)^-2

• 1/(-8)²

• 1/8²

• 1/64

• -64

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Write this expression using positive exponent:

x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Simplify (evaluate):

3⁻⁴

• 1 ⁄ 81

• -81

• 81

• 1 ⁄ 12

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Simplify (evaluate):

7^-2

• 49

• 10/49

• -49

• 1/49

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Simplify (evaluate):

2^-1

• 1/2

• 1/1

• -1/1

• -1/2

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Write this expression using positive exponent:

9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
7^-10

• ¹/_7¹⁰
• 7¹⁰
• ¹/_7^-10
• -70

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1