Exponents: Negative exponents

Intros
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  1. What does a Negative Exponent do?
Examples
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  1. Analyzing Numbers With Negative Exponents
    Evaluate:
    i)
    4−24^{-2}
    ii)
    16−1216^{-\frac{1}{2}}
    iii)
    64−2364^{-\frac{2}{3}}
    iv)
    −81−34-81^{-\frac{3}{4}}
    v)
    (−27)−23(-27)^{-\frac{2}{3}}
  2. Analyzing Expressions With Negative Exponents
    Simplify:
    i)
    (−3x2y−3)−2x−1y2\frac{(-3x^2y^{-3})^{-2}}{x^{-1}y^2}
    ii)
    1253x−1⋅251−2x(15)2x−3\frac{125^{3x-1}\cdot25^{1-2x}}{(\frac{1}{5})^{2x-3}}