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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help with negative exponents?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know what negative exponents are

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What do you need help with

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\huge b^{-n}=\frac{1}{b^n}\] no matter if \(n\) is positive or negative

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How to solve them, so like if there is a oriblem like 7^-2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay

OpenStudy (phi):

\[7^{-2}\] is not "solved", but it can be changed to a different form for example, if you "flip" it (and change the -2 to +2), it can be written as \[ \frac{1}{7^2} \] you could also write it as \[ \frac{1}{49} \]

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