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how do you simplify negative exponenets

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JessTheMess714
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Answer:

By solving the exponent as if it were positive, then taking the inverse of the number.

For Example:

[tex]3^{-2} = 9^{-1} = 1/9\\\\2^{-3} = 8^{-1} = 1/8[/tex]

[tex]x^{-4} = \frac{1}{x^{4}}[/tex]

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