The document provides steps for simplifying expressions with negative exponents: 1) Move the base with the negative exponent to the top of the expression, changing the exponent's sign from negative to positive. 2) Remember that anything raised to the zero power is equal to 1. 3) Examples are provided to demonstrate simplifying expressions using these steps.

1. Step4
Step 2
• Bring the base with
• Write the the negative
problem exponent to the top.
Step 3
Step 1
Notice when the base moves, the sign of the
exponent changes from negative to positive.

2. An expression is never
in simplified form if
there is a negative
exponent in the
expression. When you
have a negative
exponent in an
expression, just move
the base with the
negative exponent up, if
it is in the bottom, or
down if it is in the top.
Always remember to
change the sign of the
exponent from negative
to positive when you
move the base.

3.  Anything raised to the zero power is equal to 1.
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

4. 1) 40 8)
25
𝑏 −7
𝑐 −3
14)
4
2) 𝑦 0
−6 6
9) 𝑥 𝑥
3) 𝑎0 𝑏 0
28
10)
𝑤0 15) 72 70
4) 𝑥 −3
0
11) 𝑎𝑏 12 0
16)
7
5) 𝑐 −6
5
2 12)
6) 2𝑥 −4
𝑧 −2
𝑥 −2
7) 𝑦 0 13)
𝑦 −3