Question

express the following as negative exponents

a 2 to the power 3
b (-6) to the power 3
c 1/3 x 1/3 x 1/3 x 1/3 x 1/3

Answer 1

Answer:

Once you've learned about negative numbers, you can also learn about negative powers. A negative exponent just means that the base is on the wrong side of the fraction line, so you need to flip the base to the other side. For instance, "x–2" (pronounced as "ecks to the minus two") just means "x2, but underneath, as in \frac{1}{x^2}

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Write x–4 using only positive exponents.

I know that the negative exponent means that the base, the x, belongs on the other side of the fraction line. But there isn't a fraction line!

Answer 2

Answer:

1) 2*2*2 = 8

2) -6*-6*-6 = -202

3) So Sorry bro I don't know the answer