Negative Exponents and Their Applications

What is 10 to the power of -1 equivalent to?

• 10

• -10

• 1/10

• 100

What does a negative exponent indicate?

• The base number is multiplied by itself a negative number of times.

• The reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent.

• The base number is subtracted from itself.

• The base number is divided by the exponent.

To change a negative exponent to a positive one, what mathematical operation should be performed?

• Multiply the base by the exponent.

• Take the reciprocal of the base and its exponent.

• Add the exponent to the base.

• Subtract the exponent from the base.

How can 10 to the power of -2 be written as a fraction?

• 1/10

• 1/100

• 10/1

• 1/20

What is the numerical value of 10 to the power of -2?

• 0.1

• 0.01

• 100

• -100

How can 10 to the power of -4 be written as a fraction?

• 1/10

• 1/100

• 1/1,000

• 1/10,000

What is the numerical value of 10 to the power of -4?

• 0.001

• 0.0001

• 10,000

• -10,000

If you see 10 raised to a negative exponent, what operation are you essentially performing?

• Multiplying by 10.

• Adding 10.

• Dividing by a power of 10.

• Subtracting a power of 10.