Negative & Zero Exponents

Anything raised to a power of zero is always:

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative

Simplify:

(-9)⁰

• -9

• -1

• 1

• 9

Simplify:

(32)⁰

• -1

• 1/32

• -1/32

• 1

Simplify:

(-8.6)⁰

• 0

• -1

• 1

• -8.6

Simplify:

5^-2

• -10

• 1/25

• 1/52

• -1/10

Simplify:

4^-2

• -1/16

• 1/16

• -16

• 16

Simplify:

2^-5

• 1/16

• -1/32

• 1/32

• 1/10

Simplify:

8^-2

• -1/64

• 1/16

• 1/64

• -1/16

Simplify:

3^-3

• -1/27

• 1/27

• 1/9

• -1/9

Simplify:

-(7)⁰

• -1

• 1

• 1/7

• -1/7