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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Negative exponents indicate __________?

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

\[x^-2\] \[\frac{1}{x^{2} }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that you have to find the recipricol so if you have 2^-1 then it would become 1/(2^1), you flip it to make the exponent positive

OpenStudy (amistre64):

a mistake somewhere

OpenStudy (amistre64):

...oh, division maybe

OpenStudy (amistre64):

4^3 = 4*4*4 4^-3 = 1/(4*4*4)

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