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What is -5y-8 with positive exponents?
3
Rewrite 4-3 with positive exponents simplify to a fraction with no exponents?
7
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.
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
The exponents in the terms of a polynomial must be?
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.
When is an algebraic expression containing exponents in simplest form?
It is in the simplest form when all exponents are positive.
What is a positive exponents?
An exponent that is a positive integer. For example, x3 has a positive exponent, while 8-5 does not.
What are negative exponents written as?
They can be written as reciprocals with positive exponents. For example, 5-7 = (1/5)7
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.
What is the exponential notation of 3 to the 5th power with positive exponents?
35
