Zero and Negative Exponents

Question 1

What is the value of 12^0?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

12

Answer

1/12

Question 2

What is the value of 2^0?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

2

Answer

1/2

Question 3

Rewrite 1/m^-6 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

m^6

Answer

1/m^6

Answer

-m^6

Answer

-1/m^6

Question 4

Simplify p^3/p^9, using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

1/p^6

Answer

p^6

Answer

-p^6

Answer

1/p^12

Question 5

Rewrite x^-4y^3 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

y^3/x^4

Answer

x^4y^3

Answer

1/(x^4y^3)

Answer

-x^4y^3

Question 6

What is the value of 2^3/2^7?

Accepted Answer

1/16

Answer

-16

Answer

16

Answer

1/1024

Question 7

Rewrite r^-3s^2 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

s^2/r^3

Answer

r^3s^2

Answer

1/(r^3s^2)

Answer

-r^3s^2

Question 8

Simplify n^2/n^7, using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

1/n^5

Answer

n^5

Answer

-n^5

Answer

1/n^9

Question 9

Rewrite 4/n^-6 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

4n^6

Answer

4/n^6

Answer

n^6/4

Answer

-4n^6

Question 10

What is the value of 6^-4?

Accepted Answer

1/1296

Answer

-1296

Answer

-1/1296

Answer

1/24

Question 11

Rewrite 6w^-3 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

6/w^3

Answer

1/(6w^3)

Answer

-6w^3

Answer

w^3/6

Question 12

Is the statement 9^0 = 1 true or false?

Accepted Answer

True, because any nonzero base raised to the power 0 is 1

Answer

False, because 9^0 is 0

Answer

False, because 9^0 is 9

Answer

False, because only 1^0 is 1

Question 13

Rewrite 1/m^-4 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

m^4

Answer

1/m^4

Answer

-m^4

Answer

-1/m^4

Question 14

Is the statement 10^-3 = 1/1000 true or false?

Accepted Answer

True, because a negative exponent gives the reciprocal of the positive power

Answer

False, because 10^-3 is -1000

Answer

False, because 10^-3 is 1/30

Answer

False, because a power with a negative exponent has no value

Question 15

What is the value of 2^2/2^5?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

-8

Answer

8

Answer

1/128

Question 16

Rewrite 3r^-4 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

3/r^4

Answer

1/(3r^4)

Answer

-3r^4

Answer

r^4/3

Question 17

What is the value of 5^-4?

Accepted Answer

1/625

Answer

-625

Answer

-1/625

Answer

1/20

Question 18

What is the value of (-5)^0?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

-1

Answer

0

Answer

-5

Question 19

What is the value of 2^-3?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

-8

Answer

-1/8

Answer

1/6

Question 20

Is the statement 3^-4 = 1/81 true or false?

Accepted Answer

True, because a negative exponent gives the reciprocal of the positive power

Answer

False, because 3^-4 is -81

Answer

False, because 3^-4 is 1/12

Answer

False, because a power with a negative exponent has no value

Question 21

What is the value of 9^-2?

Accepted Answer

1/81

Answer

-81

Answer

-1/81

Answer

1/18

Question 22

What is the value of 13^0?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

13

Answer

1/13

Question 23

Simplify w^2/w^6, using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

1/w^4

Answer

w^4

Answer

-w^4

Answer

1/w^8

Question 24

What is the value of 9^0?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

9

Answer

1/9

Question 25

Rewrite 10h^-6 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

10/h^6

Answer

1/(10h^6)

Answer

-10h^6

Answer

h^6/10

Question 26

Rewrite 12w^-3 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

12/w^3

Answer

1/(12w^3)

Answer

-12w^3

Answer

w^3/12

Question 27

Is the statement 7^-3 = -343 true or false?

Accepted Answer

False, because 7^-3 is 1/343, and a negative exponent never makes the value negative

Answer

True, because a negative exponent makes the value negative

Answer

False, because 7^-3 is -1/343

Answer

False, because 7^-3 is 1/21

Question 28

Is the statement 8^0 = 1 true or false?

Accepted Answer

True, because any nonzero base raised to the power 0 is 1

Answer

False, because 8^0 is 0

Answer

False, because 8^0 is 8

Answer

False, because only 1^0 is 1

Question 29

Simplify w^4/w^8, using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

1/w^4

Answer

w^4

Answer

-w^4

Answer

1/w^12

Question 30

What is the value of 5^-2?

Accepted Answer

1/25

Answer

-25

Answer

-1/25

Answer

1/10

Question 31

What is the value of 9^-3?

Accepted Answer

1/729

Answer

-729

Answer

-1/729

Answer

1/27

Question 32

What is the value of 2^3/2^5?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

-4

Answer

4

Answer

1/256

Question 33

What is the value of 11^0?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

11

Answer

1/11

Question 34

Rewrite 5m^-2 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

5/m^2

Answer

1/(5m^2)

Answer

-5m^2

Answer

m^2/5

Question 35

What is the value of 6^2/6^4?

Accepted Answer

1/36

Answer

-36

Answer

36

Answer

1/46656

Question 36

Is the statement 4^-2 = 1/16 true or false?

Accepted Answer

True, because a negative exponent gives the reciprocal of the positive power

Answer

False, because 4^-2 is -16

Answer

False, because 4^-2 is 1/8

Answer

False, because a power with a negative exponent has no value

Question 37

What is the value of 7^-2?

Accepted Answer

1/49

Answer

-49

Answer

-1/49

Answer

1/14

Question 38

Rewrite r^-4s^2 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

s^2/r^4

Answer

r^4s^2

Answer

1/(r^4s^2)

Answer

-r^4s^2

Question 39

Rewrite 5p^-4 using only positive exponents.

Accepted Answer

5/p^4

Answer

1/(5p^4)

Answer

-5p^4

Answer

p^4/5

Question 40

What is the value of 8^-2?

Accepted Answer

1/64

Answer

-64

Answer

-1/64

Answer

1/16

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