Brian McCall

Univ. of Wisconsin
J.D. Univ. of Wisconsin Law school

Brian was a geometry teacher through the Teach for America program and started the geometry program at his school

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Zero and Negative Exponents - Problem 8

Brian McCall
Brian McCall

Univ. of Wisconsin
J.D. Univ. of Wisconsin Law school

Brian was a geometry teacher through the Teach for America program and started the geometry program at his school

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A negative exponent is very different from a negative base, which is different from an exponential function multiplied by negative one. A negative exponent changes whether the base will be in the top or bottom of a fraction. A negative base to an odd power will still be negative, whereas a negative base to an even power will be positive. If you have a negative in front of your exponential expression, evaluate the exponent, and then multiply the result by negative one.

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