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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.
Why can an exponent be a fraction or decimal?
Why not? An exponent is just like any other number.
Can a exponent be a fraction or decimal?
It can be either.
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 a 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 if the problem is a fraction with a negative exponent?
Flip the fraction top-to-bottom, and delete the minus sign from the exponent.
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.
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.
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.
Write 0.001 as a fraction and a number exponent with a exponent?
One-thousandth, 1 x 10-3
What is base to exponent to fraction?
(2a3)(10a5)/4a1
What is three with the exponent of -5 as a fraction?
1/243
Why do you move a negative exponent to the other side of the fraction?
This is a procedure used to help people who are new to negative exponents. A negative exponent, when moved to the other side of the fraction, becomes a positive exponent and beginners are more comfortable with working with positive fractions.
