Power Rules of Exponents Negative and Zero

Simplify y⁰

• y

• 0

• 1

• 1y

7^-2

• 49

• 10/49

• -49

• 1/49

Simplify. Write your answer as a positive exponent.
s^-5 ⋅ s^-2

• s^-3

• ¹/_s⁷

• s^-7

• ¹/_s³

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶

• x⁶

• -x⁶

• -1 ⁄ x⁶

Simplify

• -1

• 1/32

• -1/32

• 1

Simplify x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

According to exponent rules, when we multiply powers we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide