Negative Exponents and Reciprocals
Students will understand negative exponents and their relationship to reciprocals, converting between positive and negative exponents.
Key Questions
- Analyze how negative exponents represent reciprocals of positive exponents.
- Explain why a number raised to a negative exponent does not result in a negative number.
- Differentiate between a negative base and a negative exponent in an expression.
CBSE Learning Outcomes
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