In our Pre-Algebra class, we learned about exponents. But more specifically, negative exponents. Negative exponents are quite diffferent from a regular exponent. There's a different way to simplify a negative exponent. Here is how.
To simplify a negative exponent is quite simple. Here's an example. 10 to the negative 2nd power. Since it is a negative exponent, you must change it into a fraction. The fraction is 1/10 to the 2nd power. What you do now is multiply 10x10, which is 100. So, 10 to the negative 2nd power = 1/100. There is another example in the picture. The numerator is 1, and the denomenator is always the base number. To add to the denomenator, you add the exponent but not as a negative. As stated before, to solve you simply just multiply the denomenator, but it is not always required.
To simplify a negative exponent is quite simple. Here's an example. 10 to the negative 2nd power. Since it is a negative exponent, you must change it into a fraction. The fraction is 1/10 to the 2nd power. What you do now is multiply 10x10, which is 100. So, 10 to the negative 2nd power = 1/100. There is another example in the picture. The numerator is 1, and the denomenator is always the base number. To add to the denomenator, you add the exponent but not as a negative. As stated before, to solve you simply just multiply the denomenator, but it is not always required.
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