Rational Exponents Negatives

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

• (-5)⁴

• ¹/_(-5)^-4

• ¹/_(-5)⁴

• -625

Evaluate 9^-3/2

• 81

• 27

• 1/81

• 1/27

Evaluate (-8)^-2/3

• 6

• 1/4

• -1/6

• -1/4

• m⁴
• m⁶
• m¹⁰
• 1/m⁶

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

• I and II

• I and III

• II and III

• I, II, and III

• 216

• -216

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.

• A
• B
• C
• D

Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729