indices Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
(2d^-2)e
A
2e/d^2
2
Q
only bring down the variable with negative exponent, while leaving everything else up there if exponent is not for the whole thing
A
true
3
Q
standard form: base to be
A
bigger than or equal to one
and smaller than 10
(basically one digit)
4
Q
standard form: decimal means __ exponent
A
negative
5
Q
(a^-2)^4
A
a^-8
6
Q
A negative base with an even number exponent
A
Means that it is positive
7
Q
Negative exponent means that
A
Swap numerator and denominator OR
Add fraction, one as numerator and variable as denominator
8
Q
fractional exponents
eg. 16^2/3
A
find square root of 16
(find __ root of numerator exponent)
then (4)^3 is the answer