Exponent Rules No Negative Exponents

• 2v⁰
• 2v
• 1/2
• 2

How do you solve:
(2x⁵)(6x⁴)

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  MULTIPLY exponents

• DIVIDE coefficients
  SUBTRACT exponents

• Combine like terms

• MULTIPLY coefficients
  ADD exponents

• x²y⁴

• x³y⁴

• x²/y⁴

• x²/y⁵

Simplify (2x²)³

• 2⁶

• 2⁵

• 8x⁵

• 8x⁶

• 6x⁶

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

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

• negative

• reciprocal

• positive

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

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

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³