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What is -5y-8 with positive exponents?
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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
What is positive exponents?
Exponents that are NOT a negative exponent therefore they are mostly whole numbers kind of:)
How do you figure out negative exponents?
They are the reciprocals of the positive exponents. Thus, x-a = 1/xa
How do you get rid negative exponents?
To eliminate negative exponents, you can rewrite the expression using positive exponents. Specifically, if you have a term like ( a^{-n} ), you can convert it to ( \frac{1}{a^n} ). This means that any base with a negative exponent can be moved to the denominator of a fraction, turning the exponent positive.
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
Does a negative number and a positive number equal a negative number?
Not necessarily. If the quantity of the negative number is more than the positive number, then the answer will be both numbers' difference with the sign of the negative number since it is greater. If the positive number is greater, then the operations are vice versa ( backwards)
