Question

How do you change powers with negative exponents to powers with positive exponents?

Answer 1

Flip it.

Answer 2

x^-a =1/x^a

Answer 3

x^-a =1/x^a

Answer 4

Use the idea that \[\LARGE x^{-k}=\frac{1}{x^k}\] where k is some positive number

For example, say that x = 6 and k = 2, then

\[\LARGE 6^{-2}=\frac{1}{6^2}\]

Answer 5

put them in their place; they dont belong here ....

Answer 6

you flip them over to the other side of the fraction bar to get them postive again

Answer 7

...thru the looking glass alice, thru the looking glass