Negative Exponent Rule

Solve 5^-2

• -10
• 1/25
• 1/(5)²
• -1/10

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Simplify

• 7a⁵/b³
• b³/7a⁵
• 7b³/a^-5
• 7b³ /a⁵

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Rewrite using a positive exponent.

g^-7

• $\frac{1}{g^7}$

• $g^7$
  

• $\frac{1}{g^{-7}}$

Tags

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

Rewrite using a positive exponent.

2w^-13

• -w¹³

• $\frac{2}{w^{13}}$

  
  

• $\frac{2}{w^{-13}}$

• $2w^{13}$

Simplify. Hint: do product rule first, then negative rule!

• $42x^5$

  
  

• $\frac{42}{x^5}$

• $\frac{42}{x^{-5}}$

• $\frac{1}{42x^5}$