Negative Exponents Multiplying and Dividing Power

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³

Simplify

• 7a⁵/b³

• b³/7a⁵

• 7b³/a^-5

• 7b³ /a⁵

When rewriting a negative exponent, take the reciprocal (flip) and make the exponent ______.

• Positive

• Negative

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 6

• -6

• a^-3

• a³

• 3a

• 4^-2

• 1/4²

• 1/16

• all of the above

What does 8^-2 equal?

• 1/16

• 1/64

• -16

• -64

Solve

• a^-2

• a²

• 1/a¹

What do you do to your exponents when you are dividing in scientific notation?

• Subtract

• Divide

• Multiply

• Add

When multiplying numbers in scientific notation, what do you do to the leading numbers?
For example:
(4×10⁵)(3×10⁻²)

• Keep them the same

• Divide them

• Add them

• Multiply them