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How do you simplify #(14a^-4)/(20bc^-1)# using only positive exponents?

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May 11, 2018

#=(7c)/(10a^4b)#

Explanation:

#a^-b=1/a^b#
#1/a^-b=a^b/1=a^b#

#(14a^-4)/(20bc^-1)=(14)/(20a^4bc^-1)=(14c)/(20a^4b)=(7c)/(10a^4b)#

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