How do you get rid of negative exponents in #(\frac { x ^ { 4} y ^ { - 2} } { x ^ { - 3} y ^ { 5} } ) ^ { - 1}#?
2 Answers
Explanation:
First, the -1 as the exponent of the whole fraction can simplify down to the reciprocal of the fraction itself.
then you can subtract the exponents in the denominator from the exponents in the numerator. This will give you
Explanation:
Given:
The key to this one is understanding that a negative exponent means division so the result will be a reciprocal. That means to flip the numerator 'top' and denominator 'bottom'.
Since the exponent outside the bracket is
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