Exponents and Negative Bases

What is the value of (-2)^3?

• -8

• -6

• 6

• 8

5^-2

• 1/25

• 1/5²

Simplify (evaluate):

3^-3

• -27

• -9

• -1/9

• 1/27

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

• (-5)⁴

• ¹/_(-5)^-4

• ¹/_(-5)⁴

• -625

Evaluate the expression (-3)³

• -9

• 9

• 6

• -27

• 27

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
w^-13

• -w¹³

• ¹/_w¹³

• ¹/_w^-13

• w¹³

Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

Are these two equivalent: 2² = (-2)²

• Yes

• No