Positive and Negative Exponents

• True 

• False

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

• negative

• reciprocal

• positive

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number

• you will get a small number

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.

Type your final answer in the fraction form. No equal sign please.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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

Solve 5^-2

• -10

• 1/25

• 1/-(5)²

• -1/10