Negative Exponents Rules

How would you change this to a positive exponent:
1/x^-3

• 1/x³

• x³

• 3x

• 1/3x

x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶

• x⁶

• -x⁶

• -1 ⁄ x⁶

Simplify x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

When you see a negative exponent... (check ALL that apply)

• ... if it is in the numerator, flip it to the denominator and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the numerator, keep it there and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the denominator, keep it there and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the denominator, flip it to the numerator and make the exponent positive

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

According to exponent rules, if you have a negative exponent, you use the ____________________.

• negative

• reciprocal

• positive

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

Simplify

• 1/5x³

• 1/x⁵

• -5/x³

• 5/x³

Rewrite using positive exponents.
3x⁻²

• 3 ⁄ x²

• 1 ⁄ 3x²

• x² ⁄ 3

• -3x²