Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - Mid-Chapter Quiz - Page 446: 27

Answer

This is sometimes true. If it is a positive number raised to a negative power, the answer is a $positive$ fraction. If it is a negative number raised to an odd, negative power, it is a $negative$ fraction.

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This is sometimes true. If it is a positive number raised to a negative power, the answer is a $positive$ fraction. If it is a negative number raised to an odd, negative power, it is a $negative$ fraction.
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