Answer:
Raising something to a negative exponent is just taking the reciprocal of the amount.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's assume that you wanted to know what 
is.
To find it, you would take the reciprocal of the x amount. So becomes 
.
This works because of the nature of exponents. Exponents represent the number of times you are multiplying a value by itself. So 
would be equal to a · a · a. To increase the exponent, you increase the number of times the value is multiplied by itself: To increase to 
, you would have to multiply a with two more times (a · a · a · a · a). To decrease the exponent, you must divide the value by itself. So to decrease to 
, you would have to divide by a 3 times.
If the exponent is 0, the value is equal to 1. But you can still decrease the exponent into negative numbers. You just divide 1 by a the desired amount of times: 
means that you are dividing 1 by a 3 times.
Hope this helps.
4 units out of 9 total units = 4/9
Answer: d
Answer:
9x + 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Because you are multiplying an unknown number by 9, it would be considered 9*x or 9x.
Then, you add 2, because when you increase in math, you are adding.
Therefore, the final product is 9x + 2.
Answer:
Option C, 14/21=9/21 is the proportion.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
a.5/7 = 10/12
b.9/15 = 12/18
c.4/6 = 8/12
d.14/21 = 9/12
We have to find the proportions.
In proportion two ratios are equal, as it has an equality sign in between so both side must be of same ratio in its simplest form.
Let's work with option C
⇒ 
To find the simplest form we have to divide the numerator and denominator with same digit (or its factor).
Simplest form of 
= 
, 
= 
Simplest form of =
Both sides in option C have equal ratios of 2/3.
So 4/6=8/12 is in proportion.
