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Anything with a zero exponent is 1. Positive exponents tell how many times to multiply a base number. Negative exponents tell how many times to divide a base number.
Negative exponents are the reciprocals of positive ones.
10^2 = 100
10^1 = 10
10^0 = 1
10^-1 = 1/10
10^-2 = 1/100
3^2 = 9
3^1 = 3
3^0 = 1
3^-1 = 1/3
3^-2 = 1/9
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Can you have negative exponents in the denominator?
You can have negative exponents anywhere. When they are in the denominator, they are equivalent to positive exponents in the numerator of a fraction.
How do you solve exponents?
You sole exponents by multiplying the hole number by the exponent.
How do you change powers with negative exponents to powers with positive exponents?
by doing reciprocal
How do you figure out negative exponents?
They are the reciprocals of the positive exponents. Thus, x-a = 1/xa
How will you simplify expressions with negative exponents to get positive exponents?
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.
When is an exponent positive?
When it is anything above zero. Negative exponents are below zero and zero is nuetral.
How to solve integer 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.
Why the properties using zero exponents and negative exponents specify that the bases be nonzero numbers?
Because the expressions are undefined for base = 0.
How could negative exponents create a zero exponent?
Because negative exponents doesn't exist in our world. And thus, can only be explained with 0. Hope that answered you question. *WIDE SMILEY FACE!*
What are numbers called that are used in exponents?
The numbers called that are used in exponents can be called as a power of a number. The power or exponent can be positive , negative , zero .
Can every number be written in scientific notation?
Yes, except for zero. Numbers larger than 1 have positive exponents, and numbers between 0 and 1 have negative exponents. Negative numbers would just have a '-' in front.
Can you have negative exponents in the denominator?
You can have negative exponents anywhere. When they are in the denominator, they are equivalent to positive exponents in the numerator of a fraction.
How do you simplify mathematical expressions with negative and zero exponents?
Any value to the zero power is 1. If an exponent is negative, you need to switch it from the numerator to the denominator or vice-versa. For example, x-2 is 1/x2.
What are negative intergery exponents?
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).
How do you solve exponents?
You sole exponents by multiplying the hole number by the exponent.
Why do you have negative exponents?
Negative exponents are used to represent 1 divided by an a base to a specific exponent.
The exponents in the terms of a polynomial must be?
why the exponents can not be negative
