Zero and Negative Exponents

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
7^-10

• ¹/_7¹⁰

• 7¹⁰

• ¹/_7^-10

• -70

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Rewrite each expression with a negative exponent.
¹/_12⁴

• ¹/_12^-4

• 12⁴

• ¹/_20,736

• 12^-4

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Simplify.
s^-5 ⋅ s^-2

• s^-3

• ¹/_s⁷

• s^-7

• ¹/_s³

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Any number written to the 0 power is always 1
Example: 8⁰=1

• True

• False

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5^-2

• 1/25

• 1/5²

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To get rid of a negative exponent you need to...

• Just erase it

• Find the reciprocal

• Multiply it by a negative

• Add a one to it

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Simplify x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

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Evaluate

• -1

• 1/32

• -1/32

• 1

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Evaluate

• 1/10

• -1/32

• 1/32

• 32

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Evaluate

• -1/64

• 1/16

• 1/64

• -1/16

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