Powers with Negative Exponents

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Powers with Negative Exponents: Overview

This topic teaches that exponents are the repeated multiplication of any number. If any base has a negative power, it results in a reciprocal power but with a positive or integer to the basis. It tells how many times a number should be split to achieve the desired result.

Important Questions on Powers with Negative Exponents

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Simplify 14-3-13-3÷14-2

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Find the reciprocal of 34-30×24.

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The multiplicative inverse of (3)-7 is 37.

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If the simplest form of the reciprocal of 14-1 is ab, then find a+b

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Find the reciprocal of:
34-3

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If the simplest form of the reciprocal of 652 is ab, then find a+b

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Verify the each of the following using the laws of exponents.

35x-1=3x×55x×3

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Simplify the value of 34-3as in the form mn and then find the value of m+n

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If the reciprocal of abbd-5 is of the form akbmdk, then find the value of k+m.

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If the reciprocal of 1abc4 is of the form akbkck, then find the value k.

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Evaluate the reciprocal of the following.
133

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If the reciprocal of x4y6a2b7-3 is of the form xpyqarbs, then find the value of p+q+r+s.

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Write down the reciprocal of the following.
37-4

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If the reciprocal of 63 is 6k, then find k

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If the simplest form of the reciprocal of 342 is abn, then find b-a+n.

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If the reciprocal of -23-3 is of the form k3m, then find the value of k+m.

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If the reciprocal of 234 is abm, where ab is in the simplest form, then find mb+a

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Write the multiplicative inverse of the following with a negative exponent.

211-5

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What is the multiplicative inverse of 984?