Simplify Exponents with Negatives

Write this expression using positive exponent:

x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³

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Simplify the following:
x^-3

• 1/x^-3

• x³

• 1/x

• 1/x³

Simplify

• -1/6

• 1/6

• 6

• -6

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

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.

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

Simplify

• a³b²/4

• 4a³/b²

• 4/a³b²

• 1/4a³b²