Negative Exponents

The video lesson on negative exponents explains how to evaluate expressions with negative integer exponents. It covers the property of negative exponents, showing that a negative exponent indicates the reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent. The lesson includes examples with both whole numbers and fractions, demonstrating how to rewrite expressions with negative exponents into their simplest form. The video also provides practice exercises and discusses the use of quotient and power rules for simplification. The lesson concludes with a preview of the next topic, scientific notation.

What is the significance of a negative exponent in terms of value?

What is the result of simplifying 1/2 to the negative 3?

Describe the process of simplifying an expression with a negative exponent.