Understanding Negative Exponents

The video tutorial explains how to handle negative exponents by moving them and their bases to the denominator, changing the exponent to positive, and placing a one in the numerator if needed. Several examples are provided, including calculations with numbers and variables, demonstrating the simplification process.

What should you do with a negative exponent in a fraction?

• Ignore it.

• Move it to the numerator and make it positive.

• Move it to the denominator and make it positive.

• Leave it as it is.

What is the general rule for handling negative exponents?

• Subtract them from the base.

• Add them to the base.

• Ignore them.

• Move them to the opposite part of the fraction and make them positive.

What should be placed in the numerator if nothing is left after moving a negative exponent?

• Zero

• The base

• One

• The exponent

If you have 6 to the negative third power, what is the result when simplified?

• 1/6

• 6

• 1/216

• 216

What is the simplified form of 7 to the negative second power?

• 1/7

• 7

• 1/49

• 49

When simplifying b to the negative fourth power, what is the correct form?

• 1/b^4

• b^-4

• 4b

• b^4

What is the value of any number raised to the power of zero?

• Undefined

• 0

• 1

• The number itself

How do you simplify 8 to the zero power?

• 8

• 0

• 1

• Undefined

In the final example, what happens to m to the third power?

• It becomes negative.

• It becomes zero.

• It moves to the denominator.

• It stays in the numerator.