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Negative Exponents

When the exponent of a number is negative we rewrite it using the following rule:

Text Box:    So,  is a reciprocal of an

 

 

Example:

Rewrite the following with positive exponents:

Text Box: a)  		b)    c)  		d)     e)   	f)

Solution:

Text Box: a)  			b)    c)  			d)     e)   		f)

 

 

The following video gives more examples of negative exponents

 

 

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