How do you simplify #(2x^2y^-5)(-6x^-5y^3)(1/3x^-1y^6)# and write it using only positive exponents?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-31T14:42:50

#(-4y^4)/(x^4)#

Use the following 3 Laws of Exponents to simplify the expression:

#a^(-m)=1/a^m#

#(a^m)(a^n)=a^(m+n)#

#a^m/a^n=a^(m-n)#

#(2x^2)(1/y^5)(-6y^3)(1/x^5)(1/3y^6)(1/x)#

#(-12x^2y^3y^6)/(3y^5x^5x)#

#(-4x^2y^9)/(y^5x^6)#

#(-4y^4)/(x^4)#