Division and Negative Exponents

Solve (-8)^-2

• 1/(-8)²

• 1/8²

• 1/64

• -64

Evaluate the expression using the quotient rule.

• 2¹⁴ z¹³

• 2²/z⁷

• 2¹⁴/ z⁷

• 2² z⁷

Make this negative exponent positive.

9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/729

• 729

Simplify this expression using basic properties of exponents.

• c⁷

• 1/c⁷

• 1/c¹⁷

• c⁶⁰

r⁹/r⁵

• r¹⁴

• r⁴

• r¹³

• r^-4

Solve 3^-3

• -27

• -9

• -1/9

• 1/27

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
7^-10

• ¹/_7¹⁰

• 7¹⁰

• ¹/_7^-10

• -70

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
(-5)^-4

• (-5)⁴

• ¹/_(-5)^-4

• ¹/_(-5)⁴

• -625

x⁸ / x²

• x⁴

• x¹⁶

• x^-6

• x⁶

According to exponent rules, when we divide the expressions we _______ the exponents.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide