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Why is a number to a negative exponent a fraction?
Because a number to the exponent 0 = 1 and any lesser exponent decreases the value.
How do I make a fraction into a negative exponent?
Any non-zero fraction is the same as its reciprocal raised to the power of -1.So 3/4 = (4/3)-1 and there you have your negative exponent!
What is three fifths as a fraction?
3/5 (three over five).Three fifths = 3/5
How do you change a fraction base with an exponent in an equation?
The answer will depend on what you wish to change it to!
What is seven to the exponent three?
Answer : 343 OR three forty three How? 7X7X7 OR 73
What if the problem is a fraction with a negative exponent?
Flip the fraction top-to-bottom, and delete the minus sign from the exponent.
Can you have a fraction as an exponent?
Yes.
Evaluate (- 1/2)^5 in a simplified fraction.?
So in order to do this we have to multiply the exponent which is 5 to both the denomerater and the numerator
What is the reciprocal of a negative exponent when the exponent is a fraction?
The reciprocal of a^(-x/y) is 1/a^(x/y). The fact that the exponent is a fraction makes no difference.
What is the exponent in 10 to the 5 power?
Power = 5 = exponent. That is, exponent = 5.
Why can an exponent be a fraction or decimal?
Why not? An exponent is just like any other number.
What does a negative exponent produce?
A fraction
Can a exponent be a fraction or decimal?
It can be either.
What happens when the exponent of the numerator is less than the exponent of the denominator?
Then it is probably a common fraction * * * * * Not necessarily. The conditions described in the question imply nothing at all. For example, 3^4 / 4^5 = 81/1024 is a common or proper fraction but 4^4 / 3^5 = 256/243 is a top-heavy or vulgar fraction.
Why is a number to a negative exponent a fraction?
Because a number to the exponent 0 = 1 and any lesser exponent decreases the value.
Why is a negitave exponent put into fraction form?
A negative exponent is put into fraction form because it is a way of writing powers of fractions or decimals.
If the coefficient of the expression ax is in fraction and the exponent is positive the expression will be a polynomial?
Not necessarily. If the exponent is not an integer then it is not a polynomial.
