If x is a negative number, what is the value of x?

What to do when x is negative. All the exponents are negative, so we start by applying the negative exponents rule: Squaring removes any negative squaring means to multiply a number by itself. Why is negative x squared negative?

Remember to say “thank you”. First, we convert all the negative exponents to positive exponents and then simplify. A negative exponent means how many times to divide by.

For instance, x−2 (pronounced as ecks to the minus. This lesson will cover how to find the power of a negative exponent. (+5) × (+5) = +25;

Understand negative numbers, one step at a time. A negative exponent just means that the base is on the wrong side of the fraction line, so you need to flip the base to the other side. X2 − 2x + 1 = 3x − 5.

Convert the negative exponents to positive by applying the above rules: For example, (−2) squared is (−2) (−2)=4. Note that this is positive.

Squaring a negative number also gets. Now, we have positive exponents in the numerator and in. Respond to negative reviews promptly.