Rewrite Negative Exponents

Rewrite as a fraction:
a^-4

• a⁴

• 1 / a⁴

• a⁴ / 1

• a

Rewrite as a fraction:
q^-10

• 1 / q¹⁰

• 10 / q

• 1 / q^-10

• q^-10

Rewrite as a fraction:
p^-8

• 1 / p⁸

• 8 / p

• 8 / p^-8

• 1 / p⁵

Rewrite as a fraction:
a^-3b^-3

• a³b³

• a³ / b³

• ab / 1

• 1 / a³b³

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.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

Simplify the expression so that it contains only positive exponents.

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

• negative

• reciprocal

• positive