Negative and Rational Exponents

Rewrite each expression with a negative exponent.
¹/_12⁴

• ¹/_12^-4

• 12⁴

• ¹/_20,736

• 12^-4

5^-2

• 1/25

• 1/5²

To get rid of a negative exponent you need to...

• Just erase it

• Find the reciprocal

• Multiply it by a negative

• Add a one to it

Rewrite the following using exponents.

• 216

• 6^1/2

• 6²

• 6^3/2

• 4^-2

• 1/4²

• 1/16

• all of the above

• a^-3

• a³

• 3a

Solve

• a^-2

• a²

• 1/a¹

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

Write with positive exponents:

• a^-2

• a²

• 2a

The denominator of a rational exponent is the...........

• root

• power

• reciprocal

• bottom