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Q: Can a exponent be a fraction or decimal?
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Why can an exponent be a fraction or decimal?

Why not? An exponent is just like any other number.


How do you write ten to the negative 6 power as a fraction with an exponent and as a decimal?

10-6 = (1/10)6 = 0.000 001


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.


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 does a negative exponent produce?

A fraction


The exponent in scientific notation tells you how many places to move the?

decimal point exponent


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.


HOW DO convert scientific notation to decimalnumbers?

The exponent tells you how many spaces to move the decimal, remember to add zeros as needed. If the exponent is negative make it a decimal number less than one by moving the decimal to the left. If the exponent is positive make the decimal number greater than one by moving the decimal to the right.


What does a decimal fraction mean?

a decimal fraction means a fraction that changes into a decimal or a decimal that changes into a farction


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.