Exponent Rules for Negative and Fractions

What do negative exponents create?

• negative answers

• fractions

According to exponent rules, when we divide two powers with the same base we _______ the exponents.
Example: h⁸ / h³

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

According to exponent rules, when we raise a power to a power we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

How would you change this to a positive exponent:
1/x^-3

• 1/x³

• x³

• 3x

• 1/3x

The rule for negative exponents (the apartment rule) says that if an exponent is negative (unhappy) move it to the other floor (downstairs denominator or upstairs numerator) and make the exponent ________________.

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• Reciprocal

• Irrational

Answer explanation

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

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x⁻⁶

• 1 ⁄ x⁶

• x⁶

• -x⁶

• -1 ⁄ x⁶

Simplify the following expression:

(xyz)⁰ =

• 0

• 1

• xyz

• -1