Exponent Notes and Negatives

How would you change this to a positive exponent:
1/x^-3

• 1/x³

• x³

• 3x

• 1/3x

x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶

• x⁶

• -x⁶

• -1 ⁄ x⁶

-3xy³ . (4xy)²

• -12x³y⁵

• -48x²y⁴

• -48x³y⁵

• -12x²y⁶

• -6
• 8
• -8
• 1/8

When you see a negative exponent... (check ALL that apply)

• ... if it is in the numerator, flip it to the denominator and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the numerator, keep it there and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the denominator, keep it there and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the denominator, flip it to the numerator and make the exponent positive

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

• negative

• reciprocal

• positive

Solve

• a^-2

• a²

• 1/a¹

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

• a^-3

• a³

• 3a