Negative Exponents

Write this expression using positive exponent:

x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

Simplify (evaluate):

2^-1

• 1/2

• 1/1

• -1/1

• -1/2

Write this expression using positive exponent:

9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

Simplify (evaluate):

5^-2

• -10

• 1/25

• 1/(5)²

• -1/10

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
7^-10

• ¹/_7¹⁰
• 7¹⁰
• ¹/_7^-10
• -70

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

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

Simplify (evaluate):

3⁻⁴

• 1 ⁄ 81

• -81

• 81

• 1 ⁄ 12

Write with positive exponents:

• a^-2
• a²
• 1/a¹

Simplify

• -1/16
• 1/16
• -16
• 16

Simplify x²y^-5

• 1/x²y⁵
• x²/y⁵
• y⁵/x²
• x²/y^-5