Exploring Negative Exponents
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Objective
I can simplify expressions with negative exponents using the rules of exponents.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
When dividing exponents with the same base, you subtract the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator.
- 2
a⁻ᵇ is equal to 1/aᵇ.
- 3
When raising a quotient to a power, apply the power to both the numerator and the denominator.
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Practice
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Simplify the expression: x⁴ / x⁷
Which of the following is equivalent to 4⁻²?
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Exit ticket
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“Simplify the expression: x⁴ / x⁷. Express your answer with a positive exponent.”
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