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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.
They can be written as reciprocals with positive exponents. For example, 5-7 = (1/5)7
I am in grade 8, and I am learning negative exponents, variables, etc. I am doing grade 10 algebra.
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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Conversions, work with decimal, fractions and percentages, perimiters is mostly what we learn at our school. negative numbers.
They are the reciprocals of the positive exponents. Thus, x-a = 1/xa
Exponents that are NOT a negative exponent therefore they are mostly whole numbers kind of:)
What Is an Exponent, Anyway? There
property of negative exponents