Negative Integer Exponents Practice

Question

Math 8 Q1 (Pre-Algebra) / Exponent Rules

Apply the Property of Negative Integer Exponents to rewrite 9^−23 as an expression with positive exponents only. (1 point)

Answer 1

To rewrite \( 9^{-23} \) using positive exponents, you can apply the property of negative exponents, which states that \( a^{-n} = \frac{1}{a^n} \).

Applying this to \( 9^{-23} \):

\[ 9^{-23} = \frac{1}{9^{23}} \]

So, the expression with positive exponents only is:

\[ \frac{1}{9^{23}} \]