Could any negative exponent ever make any positive number become negative? Why or why not?

Aphoto of a painting measured 13 x 17 inches the scale of the photo to the original painting is 1 inch to 3 inches. what is the size of this painting

In the diagram below, tan θ = sqrt 3. what is the value of m?

14 pointslet x be the seats in the small van and y the seats in the large van. how many seats does the large van have? a company uses two vans to transport worker from a free parking lot to the workplace between 7: 00 and 9: 00a.m. one van has 9 more seats than the other. the smaller van makes two trips every morning while the larger one makes only one trip. the two vans can transport 69 people, maximum.how many seats does the larger van have?