Question

If you have a negative and a positive exponent..do you multiply, add, subtract, or divide

Answer 1

i saw you multiply (:

Answer 2

say*

Answer 3

Negative exponent means "inverse"

For example \(6^{-2}\) means inverse of \(6^2\)

Answer 4

^?

Answer 5

And the inverse of \(6^2\) is \(\huge \frac{1}{6^2}\)

Answer 6

so that negative exponent is going to turn to a positive one and when did you see me multiply @ineedhelp1011111

Answer 7

If you multiply the exponents of two coefficients, then you add them (unless one exponent is raised to another exponent - then you multiply them).
Example: (x^3)(x^-2) = x^1 BUT (x^3)^-2 = x^-6

Answer 8

thanks @richterp for the example

Answer 9

@JazzyPoowh, negative exponent means "inverse". It is a symbol that indicates that the exponent is a fractional one. Negative exponent does not mean negative number.

Answer 10

\(6^2 = 36\) however \(6^{-2} \ne -36\)

Answer 11

this is my equation.......... The size of a certain cell is 2.5 × 10^–9 m. Another cell is 1.5 × 10^3 times larger. How large is the larger cell in scientific notation? (1 point)

Answer 12

now do yhu see what im sayin @Hero

Answer 13

Multiply them together

Answer 14

if it is like,then: 5+-5 =5-5

Answer 15

\(\frac{2.5}{10^9} \dot\ (1.5 \times 10^3)\)

Answer 16

kk i multiplied them and got -27

Answer 17

No, that's not what you get. You should review rules of exponents

Answer 18

yhu just told me to multiply my exponents and that what i did -9 times 3 is equal to -27