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Negative Exponents ⸱ Practice
Examples 1–3 (Classwork)
Simplify each expression. Assume that no denominator equals zero.
𝑟 6 𝑛−7
1. 𝑟4 𝑛2
𝑓−7
3. 𝑓4
ℎ3
2. ℎ−6
16𝑝5 𝑤 2
5.
𝑓−5 𝑔4
ℎ −2
6. 5𝑥𝑦−11
7.
−15𝑡 0 𝑢−1
5𝑢3
8. (𝑧3 𝑤 2 )2
−10𝑚−1 𝑦 0 𝑟
9. −14𝑚−7 𝑦−3 𝑟−4
11.
3𝑚−3 𝑟 4 𝑝2
12𝑡 4
Negative Exponents
0
4. ( 2𝑝3 𝑤3 )
15𝑥 6 𝑦 −9
3
(𝑧 2 𝑤 −1 )
10.
51𝑥 −1 𝑦 3
17𝑥 2 𝑦
3𝑡 6 𝑢2 𝑣 5
0
12. ( 9𝑡𝑢𝑣 21 )
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5𝑓9 𝑔4 ℎ 2
14. (− 𝑓𝑔2 ℎ3 )
𝑥 −4 𝑦 9
13. 𝑧 −2
15.
𝑝4 𝑡 −3
𝑟 −2
16. − 8c𝑑5 𝑓0
5𝑐 2 𝑑 5
17.
−2𝑓3 𝑔2 ℎ0
8𝑓2 𝑔2
18.
𝑔0 ℎ 7 𝑗 −2
𝑔−5 ℎ 0 𝑗 −2
Mixed Exercises (Homework)
Simplify each expression. Assume that no denominator equals zero.
3𝑤𝑦 –2
(4𝑘 3 𝑚2 )3
24. (𝑤 –1 𝑦)3
25. (5𝑘2 𝑚–3 )–2
26.
−12𝑐 3 𝑑 0 𝑓–2
6𝑐 5 𝑑 –3 𝑓4
27.
20𝑞𝑟 –2 𝑡 –5
4𝑞0 𝑟 4 𝑡 –2
28.
(5𝑝𝑟 –2 )–2
(3𝑝–1 𝑟)3
29.
(2𝑔3 ℎ–2 )2
(𝑔2 ℎ 0 )–3
2𝑎 –2 𝑏4 𝑐 2
−1
30. (−4𝑎–2 𝑏–5 𝑐 –7 )
40 𝑐 2 𝑑 3 𝑓
−3
32. ( 2𝑐 –4 𝑑–5 )
Negative Exponents
−3𝑥 –6 𝑦 –1 𝑧 –2
−2
31. ( 6𝑥 –2 𝑦𝑧 –5 )
(16𝑥 2 𝑦 –1 )0
33. (4𝑥0 𝑦–4 𝑧)–2
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