Exponents Negative Bases

What is the value of (-2)^3?

• -8

• -6

• 6

• 8

5^-2

• 1/25

• 1/5²

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
(-5)^-4

• (-5)⁴

• ¹/_(-5)^-4

• ¹/_(-5)⁴

• -625

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

It is not proper to write answers with negative exponents. How do we "take care of" negative exponents?

• Write no solution if there is a negative exponent

• Just leave the negative exponent. It is mathematically okay.

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³

(-6)² = ?

• 12

• 36

• -12

• -36