Laws of Exponents Part 3
8. Negative Power of a Fraction
For a fraction with a negative exponent, take the reciprocal and make the exponent positive.
Example:
Therefore,
Examples:
9. Powers of 
When is raised to an even power, the answer is 
. When is raised to an odd power, the answer is .
Examples:
Therefore,
10. Powers of Negative Numbers
If a negative number is raised to an even power, the answer is positive. If a negative number is raised to an odd power, the answer is negative.
Examples:
Therefore,
Examples:
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