This is a combination
of Properties 3 and 5: .
Examples
Often a
combination of exponent properties is needed. In the following examples the
goal is to rewrite the expression without using a negative exponent.
Examples
Practice
Use
Properties 1–6 to rewrite without a negative exponent.
Solutions
In expressions such as (2x)-1 the exponent ‘‘-1’’ applies to 2x, but in 2x
-1 the exponent ‘‘-1’’ applies only to x:
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