How do you simplify #(-3x^2y^-3)^-3/(2x^-2y^-4)#?
2 Answers
Explanation:
First thing I like to do is convert negative exponents into positive ones.
Remember:
Based on the above, wherever I see a negative exponent, I can move it to the other side of the fraction:
Now, let's go ahead and eliminate that surrounding third power in the denominator, so we can simplify things a bit more easily.
Remember:
Bearing this in mind:
Notice that we can now move the
Lastly, we eliminate any extraneous terms.
Remember:
Bearing this in mind, we can put together the
And there's your final answer!
As you go through similar problems, be sure to make yourself very comfortable with the highlighted rules. They will be vital to your future math career.
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Hope that helped :)