Neg and Zero Laws of Exponents

Anything raised to a power of zero is always: 

• 0

• 1

• itself

• negative

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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

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Solve.

Resolver.

(y⁶)(y^-11)

• y^-66

• y^-5

• y⁵

• y¹⁷

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When you see a negative exponent... (check ALL that apply)

• ... if it is in the numerator, flip it to the denominator and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the numerator, keep it there and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the denominator, keep it there and make the exponent positive

• ... if it is in the denominator, flip it to the numerator and make the exponent positive

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Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

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UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number

• you will get a small number

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Rewrite using a positive exponent.
g^-7

• ¹/_g⁷

• g⁷

• ¹/_g^-7

• -g⁷

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x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

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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.

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Rewrite this expression using a positive exponent.

2^-4

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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