Following the generalized form that you wrote, you know that a negative exponent sends its base to the denominator (or numerator if it's in the denominator already). Or to put it formally as you wrote it, for any nonzero real number a and natural number n, <span>the negative rule of exponents states that </span>

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So,

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The answer is -1/3
The slope m is:
m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
(x1, y1) = (-2, 2)
(x2, y2) = (4, 0)
m = (0 - 2) / (4 - (-2)) = -2 / 6 = -1/3
There are only two possible outcomes in the table that satisfy <em>x</em> ≤ -3; either <em>x</em> = -5 or <em>x</em> = -3. Then
P(<em>x</em> ≤ -3) = P(<em>x</em> = -5) + P(<em>x</em> = -3) = 0.17 + 0.13 = 0.3
(-4)(-2)= 8
8(-5)= -40
Answer: -40
Answer:
Day five= 32 sit ups
Step-by-step explanation:
Day 1= 2 sit ups
Day 2= 4 sit ups
Day 3= 8 sit ups
Day 4= 16 sit ups
Day 5= 32 sit ups