Negative Positive Zero Exponents

Simplify x^-7

• -7
• -7x
• 1/x⁷
• -1/x⁷

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³
• 1/9^-3
• 1/9³
• 729

Simplify (-9)⁰

• -9
• -1
• 1
• 9

Which is greater,  2654⁰ or 5⁰?

• 2654⁰
• 5⁰
• They are the same
• Zero is greater

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷
• g⁷
• ¹/_g^-7
• -g⁷

Simplify y⁰

• y
• 0
• 1
• 1y

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³
• ¹/_w¹³
• ¹/_w^-13
• w¹³

According to exponent rules, when we multiply powers we keep the base and _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

Simplify as a positive power.

s^-5 ⋅ s^-2

• s^-3

• ¹/_s⁷

• s^-7

• ¹/_s³

x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶
• x⁶
• -x⁶
• -1 ⁄ x⁶