Law of Negative Exponents

Simplify 3^-3

• -27
• -9
• -1/9
• 1/27

Simplify (-8)^-2

• 64
• 1/(-64)
• 1/64
• -64

Simplify x^-7

• -7
• -7x
• 1/x⁷
• -1/x⁷

Simplify 5^-2

• -10
• 1/25
• 1/(5)²
• -1/10

3⁻⁴

• 1 ⁄ 81
• -81
• 81
• 1 ⁄ 12

7^-2

• 49
• 10/49
• -49
• 1/49

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³
• 1/9^-3
• 1/9³
• 729

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³
• 1/9^-3
• 1/9³
• 729

Write with positive exponents:

• a^-2
• a²
• 1/a¹

Which number is the EXPONENT?
4^{2 =} 16

• 4
• 2
• 16