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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.
Can you have a fraction as an exponent?
Yes.
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
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.
Write 0.001 as a fraction and a number exponent with a exponent?
One-thousandth, 1 x 10-3
How do you write 0.7 written as a fraction in simplest form without using a negative exponent?
7/10
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.
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
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.
