Computing with Negative Exponents

Today we looked at patterns that exist in powers containing the same base. This pattern helped us to derive the rule for how to compute with negative exponents. Students were cautioned to not be tricked into making the answer a negative number just because the exponent is negative. Instead, students were encouraged to think "one over" or "flip over".

Tonight's Homework: Home Bood page 49 (32-55, all)