Negative Rule Exponents

Are these two equivalent: (-x)³ = -x³

• Yes

• No

A negative base raised to an odd power is negative.

• Always True

• Always False

• Sometimes

Evaluate: (-1)²⁰¹⁵

• -1

• 1

• -2015

• 2015

Simplify x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

Simplify.
s^-5 ⋅ s^-2

• s^-3

• ¹/_s⁷

• s^-7

• ¹/_s³

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
2w^-13

• -w¹³

• 2/_w¹³

• 2/_w^-13

• 2w¹³

Simplify

• -1

• 1

Simplify

Rewrite using a single, positive exponent.

Rewrite using a single, positive exponent.