A negative exponent indicates division by the base. For example:
8 -3 = 1/(83)= 1/672
negative 4 with negative 3 as an exponent
Polynomials cannot have negative exponent.
the exponent is a negative
One billionth = 10-9
A number to a negative exponent is the inverse of the number to the positive exponent. That is, x-a = 1/xa
A negative exponent is the reciprocal of the corresponding positive exponent. 102 = 100 10-2 = 1/100
A negative exponent indicates repeated division of a number by itself. Specifically, ( a^{-n} ) is equivalent to ( \frac{1}{a^n} ), meaning you take the reciprocal of the base raised to the positive exponent. This operation reflects the concept that negative exponents represent the inverse of the base raised to the corresponding positive exponent.
A negative exponent implies a reciprocal.Thus x^-a = 1/x^a or, equivalently, (1/x)^a
Example: (4x)-2 The answer to this would be 1/ 16x2. Multiply it out as if the negative exponent was not there ((4x)2), then that will be the denominator of the fraction. The numerator is one.
If you have a negative exponent, then put 1/the number multiplied by itself the number of times of the exponent. For example: 3-2=1/(3x3)=1/9
Negative x negative x negative = negative.
No, a number raised to a negative exponent is less than 1. When a number is raised to a negative exponent, it is inverted and the exponent becomes positive. This means that the value of the number decreases as the exponent becomes more negative.