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Using the symbol "^" for power:
a^(-b) = 1 / (a^b)
and:
a^b = 1 / (a^(-b))
In words: raising a number to a negative power is the reciprocal of the same number, raised to the corresponding positive power (the additive inverse).
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 11y agoThey're inverses.
101 is 10.
10-1 is 1/10
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∙ 6y agoIf it's a negative exponent for example -6 the answer would be 1/x^-6. So if x is 10. Then 10^-6 is equal to 1/10^6 (One over 10 to the power of 6 or One divided by 10 to the power 6).
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What is -5y-8 with positive exponents?
3
Can you have negative exponents in the denominator?
You can have negative exponents anywhere. When they are in the denominator, they are equivalent to positive exponents in the numerator of a fraction.
The exponents in the terms of a polynomial must be?
why the exponents can not be negative
How will you simplify expressions with negative exponents to get positive exponents?
A negative exponent becomes positive in the reciprocal. So if you have a number a^x where x is negative, then, a^x = 1/(a^-x) and, since x is negative, -x is positive.
How do you change powers with negative exponents to powers with positive exponents?
by doing reciprocal
How do you figure out negative exponents?
They are the reciprocals of the positive exponents. Thus, x-a = 1/xa
What is positive exponents?
Exponents that are NOT a negative exponent therefore they are mostly whole numbers kind of:)
How to solve integer exponents?
Positive exponents: an = a*a*a*...*a where there are n (>0) lots of a. Negative exponents: a-n = 1/(a*a*a*...*a) where there are n (>0) lots of a.
What are negative exponents?
Exactly that ... negative exponents. For example: 1000 = 103 That is a positive exponent. .001 = 10-3 That is a negative exponent. For positive exponents, you move the decimal place that many positions to the right, adding zeros as needed. For negative exponents, you move the decimal place that many positions to the LEFT, adding zeros as needed. And, the special case is this: 100 = 1.
What are negative exponents written as?
They can be written as reciprocals with positive exponents. For example, 5-7 = (1/5)7
what are exponents?
Exactly that ... negative exponents. For example: 1000 = 103 That is a positive exponent. .001 = 10-3 That is a negative exponent. For positive exponents, you move the decimal place that many positions to the right, adding zeros as needed. For negative exponents, you move the decimal place that many positions to the LEFT, adding zeros as needed. And, the special case is this: 100 = 1.
How do you express negative exponents as positive exponents while multiplying?
you make it into a fraction by puting whatever the negative exponent is attach to an pu that on the botttom of the fraction and leave a one on top
