Negative Exponents- All of the following expressions are equal except _____.

7 is not equal to the others
using the laws of exponents
[tex]7^{2}[/tex] / [tex]7^{3}[/tex] = 1 / [tex]7^{3-2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{7}[/tex]
[tex]7^{-1}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{7}[/tex]
Apart from 7 the other 3 all equal [tex]\frac{1}{7}[/tex]