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Ignore the moron's view of things above. Well, cause it's a moron's view of things.
A negative exponent just means that the base is on the wrong side of the fraction line, so you need to give the base to the other side of the line. For instance, "x-2" just means the reciprocal of "x2" ,"1/(x2)".
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What do you do when multiplying a positive exponent by a negative exponent?
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.
How do you identify the base and exponent in the expression negative eight to the fifteenth power?
negative 8 would be the base and the 15 would be the exponent
Can monomials have negative exponents?
Yes, monomials can have negative exponents. When a monomial has a negative exponent, it means that the variable or variables in the monomial are in the denominator of the fraction. For example, x^(-2) is equivalent to 1/x^2. Negative exponents indicate that the variable should be moved to the opposite side of the fraction line and the exponent becomes positive.
What happens if your number has a negative exponent?
That number becomes an exponent. For example, 5 to the -2 power is 1/25
Why do you have negative exponents?
Negative exponents are used to represent 1 divided by an a base to a specific exponent.
