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Explain what is important about the sign of the exponent and why it changes the solution.

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The sign of the exponent changes the solution by determining if the answer is going to be a fraction or not


2 ^2 = 4

2^ -2 = 1/4

Positive exponents create whole numbers

Negative exponents create fractions

I hope I helped! Comment if you have any questions :)
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