Negative Exponents Rule

Simplify the expression so that it contains only positive exponents.

Simplify the expression so that it contains only positive exponents.

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Simplify. Hint: do product rule first, then negative rule!

Rewrite using a positive exponent.

g^-7

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

• negative

• reciprocal

• positive

Negative Exponent Rule states: you must change the exponent to a positive by doing what?

• just change it to positive

• move to the bottom of fraction bar

• move it to the opposite side of fraction bar

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

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

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷