Negative Exponents with Variables

Simplify.

• y⁶⁰

• ¹/_y¹⁶

• y^-16

• y⁴

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³

• a^-3

• a³

• 3a

Solve

• a^-2

• a²

• 1/a¹

When a number or a variable has a negative exponent, for example x⁻⁶, what is the proper way to write it?

• put the negative sign in front of the x, for example -x6

Simplify x^-7

• -7

• -7x

• 1/x⁷

• -1/x⁷

To make a negative exponent positive, you must...

• reciprocate the base.

• multiply by -1.

Simplify.

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