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Negative Exponent Rule

What is the negative exponent rule?
When an exponent is negative, take the reciprocal of the base and change the exponent to positive.
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Examples

Example #1 (No Variables)
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Example #2 (With Variables)
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Practice

Simplify the following expressions​:
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