7.

3 Negative and Zero Exponents

9.3

Rewrite using positive exponents!

Simplify. Then rewrite using positive exponents!

NOTES

Simplify. Then rewrite using positive exponents!

Summarize your notes:

7.3
9.3 PRACTICE
Simplify. Your answer should contain only positive exponents.
1. 4
2. 7
3. ( 2)

4. 2

5. ( 4)

7. (2 )

8. (3 )

11.

12.

9. 3

6.

10. 4

Error Analysis
13. Describe and correct the error in evaluating
5
=5
5

1
5

Rewrite using only positive exponents.

14.
15. 2

16. 4

17.

18. 5

20. 4

21. 2

19.

Simplify. Your answer should contain only positive exponents.

22. 5
4
23. 2
7
24. (3

25. (4

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

Fill in the missing exponents

31. 4? =
32.

= 7?

33. (2

Simplify. Your answer should contain only positive exponents.

32.

34. (

)? =

9.3 APPLICATION
7.3
Simplify the expression. Write your answer using only positive exponents.
=

1.

2. (4

) =

, fill in the table and plot the points.

3. Given = 8
(HINT: Rewrite using positive exonents!)
x

-3
-2
-1
1
2
3

4. Given ( ) = 2 , fill in the table and plot the points. (decimals are okay for some!)
x

-2
-1
0
1
2
3

f(x)