Rational and Negative Exponents

Simplify.  Your answer should only contain positive exponents.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Simplify.  Your answer should only contain positive exponents.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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5^-2

• 1/25

• 1/5²

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Simplify

• -1

• 1/32

• -1/32

• 1

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x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

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

• negative

• reciprocal

• positive

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Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

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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

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Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

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Simplify.  Your answer should only contain positive exponents.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1