SOLUTION: When rewriting an exponential expression with a negative exponent and a positive base to an expression containing only a positive exponent, does the sign of the base change?

SOLUTION: When rewriting an exponential expression with a negative exponent and a positive base to an expression containing only a positive exponent, does the sign of the base change?

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Question 570176: When rewriting an exponential expression with a negative exponent and a positive base to an expression containing only a positive exponent, does the sign of the base change?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No, because the negative exponent means "invert",
and the inversion of a positive is still positive.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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