Simplifying Negative Exponents with Integer Exponents

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

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

What is the correct rule for simplifying negative exponents?

Tells how many times to use the base as a factor

• integer

• opposite

• variable

• exponent

Simplify the following:
x^-3

• 1/x^-3

• x³

• 1/x

• 1/x³

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

Simplify the following expression: 
xy^-7

• 1/(xy⁷)

• x/y⁷

• x⁷/y

• x⁷y

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Use the product law to solve. Utilice la ley de productos para resolver. (7^-17)(7^-24)

• 7 ^-7

• 49⁶⁹⁷

• 7 ^-41

• 49 ^-41