I assume you mean "negative integer exponents".It means that:
* It is an exponent
* It is an integer (whole number)
* It is negative (less than zero, i.e., with a minus sign)
A negative exponent is defined as the reciprocal of the positive exponent. For example, 10 to the power -5 is the same as 1 / (10 to the power 5).
why the exponents can not be negative
When multiplying numbers with exponents, you add the exponents.
property of negative 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.
A polynomial is defined as a mathematical expression consisting of variables raised to non-negative integer exponents and combined using addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Negative exponents would imply division by the variable raised to a positive power, which leads to fractional terms that are not permitted in the definition of polynomials. Thus, having negative exponents would disqualify an expression from being classified as a polynomial.
You can have negative exponents anywhere. When they are in the denominator, they are equivalent to positive exponents in the numerator of a fraction.
Negative exponents are used to represent 1 divided by an a base to a specific exponent.
why the exponents can not be negative
When multiplying numbers with exponents, you add the exponents.
by doing reciprocal
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Exponents that are NOT a negative exponent therefore they are mostly whole numbers kind of:)
They are the reciprocals of the positive exponents. Thus, x-a = 1/xa
property of negative 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.
Exactly that ... negative exponents. For example: 1000 = 103 That is a positive exponent. .001 = 10-3 That is a negative exponent. For positive exponents, you move the decimal place that many positions to the right, adding zeros as needed. For negative exponents, you move the decimal place that many positions to the LEFT, adding zeros as needed. And, the special case is this: 100 = 1.
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.