Negative Exponent:
If x ≠ 0, and a is an integer,
then x – a = 1/ x a
EXAMPLE:
2 – 3 = 1/ 2 3 = 1/ 8
- 2 - 12 - 1 = 1/ 2 1 = 1/ 2
- 2 - 22 - 2 = 1/ 2 2 = 1/ 4
- 2 - 32 - 3 = 1/ 2 3 = 1/ 8
- 2 - 42 - 4 = 1/ 2 4 = 1/ 16
- 2 - 52 - 5 = 1/ 2 5 = 1/ 32
- 2 - 62 - 6 = 1/ 2 6 = 1/ 64
- 2 - 72 - 7 = 1/ 2 7 = 1/ 128
- 2 - 82 - 8 = 1/ 2 8 = 1/ 256
- 2 - 92 - 9 = 1/ 2 9 = 1/ 512
- 2 - 102 - 10 = 1/ 2 10 = 1/ 1024
- 3 - 13 - 1 = 1/ 3 1 = 1/ 3
- 3 - 23 - 2 = 1/ 3 2 = 1/ 9
- 3 - 33 - 3 = 1/ 3 3 = 1/ 27
- 3 - 43 - 4 = 1/ 3 4 = 1/ 81
- 3 - 53 - 5 = 1/ 3 5 = 1/ 243
- 3 - 63 - 6 = 1/ 3 6 = 1/ 729