Negative Exponent Bases and Negative Exponents

5^-2

• 1/25

• 1/5²

Rewrite each expression with a negative exponent.
¹/_(-5)⁷

• (-5)⁷

• ¹/_(-5)^-7

• (-5)^-7

• ¹/_78,125

Rewrite each expression with a negative exponent.
¹/₁₂₅

• ¹/_5³

• 5³

• 5^-3

• ¹/_5-3

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
7^-10

• ¹/_7¹⁰

• 7¹⁰

• ¹/_7^-10

• -70

s^-5 ⋅ s^-2

• s^-3

• ¹/_s⁷

• s^-7

• ¹/_s³

Simplify (evaluate):

3^-3

• -27

• -9

• -1/9

• 1/27

Write the product using exponents:

• -2⁵

• 2^-5

• (-2)⁵

• (-2)^-5

Rewrite as a positive exponent: 6^-2

• 1/6²

• -6²

• 1/6^-2

• 1/(-6²⁾

Select all that apply. Which is the same as 1/49?

• 7^-2

• 1/7^-2

• 1/7²

• 49^-1

Negative Exponent Law 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