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Anything to the power of a negative number is equal to one divided that "anything" raised to the positive value of the exponent. For example:
a-b = 1/ ab
So you can think of this by expressing the number as a fraction. Consider, what is 0.1 as a fraction? The answer is 1/10. This means that when expressed as an exponent, it would be 10-1.
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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
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.
How do you make a negative exponent positive?
You can do it if you replace the base by its reciprocal.
Where is the negative exponent key on a calculator?
negative 4 with negative 3 as an exponent
Can a polynomial have a negative exponent?
Polynomials cannot have negative exponent.
What does the term negative exponent mean in math?
the exponent is a negative
How do you raise anumber to a negative exponent?
A number to a negative exponent is the inverse of the number to the positive exponent. That is, x-a = 1/xa
What does it mean when an exponent is a negative number?
A negative exponent is the reciprocal of the corresponding positive exponent. 102 = 100 10-2 = 1/100
What is the meaning of negative exponent?
A negative exponent implies a reciprocal.Thus x^-a = 1/x^a or, equivalently, (1/x)^a
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.
What is the negative exponent law?
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
When base is in negative and 3 is exponent so answer is in?
Negative x negative x negative = negative.
Is a number raised to a negative exponent greater than 1?
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.
What does a negative exponent produce?
A fraction
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
