Quotient of Powers with Negatives

x^-4

• 1/x⁴

• 4x

• 4/x⁴

• -1/x^-4

True or False?

• True

• False

Apply the correct exponent rule.

9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

True or False: 

• True 

• False

It is not proper to write answers with negative exponents. How do we "take care of" negative exponents?

• Write no solution if there is a negative exponent

• Just leave the negative exponent. It is mathematically okay.

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

Simplify (evaluate):

(-8)^-2

• 1/(-8)²

• 1/8²

• 1/64

• -64

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³