This math skill explains how to convert and simplify expressions with negative exponents and positive integer bases into fractional form. Specifically, it demonstrates how to reframe a negative exponent as the reciprocal of the base raised to the absolute value of the exponent.
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Negative exponent with positive integer base
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What is 6 to the power of negative 2, as a fraction?
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Negative exponents mean 1 over the positive exponent, so this is 1 over, 6 to the power of 2
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6 squared is 36 so our final answer is 1 over 36