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2. in the expression 9 to the power of -12, what does
the negative exponent mean?

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The negative exponents mean that the 9^12 would be in the denominator.
Ex/ 1/(9^12)
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Answer:

Explanation:

x^-n = 1/x^n

The negative exponent means means raise the reciprocal to the nth power

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