How do you simplify and write ((x^2)^-3(x^-2) )/ (x^2)^-4(x2)3(x2)(x2)4 with positive exponents?

1 Answer
Apr 5, 2016

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Explanation:

Given: (color(brown)((x^2)^(-3))color(red)((x^-2)))/(color(blue)((x^2)^(-4)))(x2)3(x2)(x2)4

color(brown)((x^2)^-3) = x^-6 = 1/x^6(x2)3=x6=1x6

color(red)((x^-2)) = 1/x^2(x2)=1x2

1/(color(blue)((x^2)^-4))=1/x^-8=x^81(x2)4=1x8=x8

(color(brown)((x^2)^(-3))color(red)((x^-2)))/(color(blue)((x^2)^(-4)))=color(brown)((x^2)^-3)xxcolor(red)((x^-2))xx1/(color(blue)((x^2)^-4))(x2)3(x2)(x2)4=(x2)3×(x2)×1(x2)4

color(white)("XXXXXXXX")=1/x^6xx1/x^2xxx^8/1XXXXXXXX=1x6×1x2×x81

color(white)("XXXXXXXX")=x^8/x^8XXXXXXXX=x8x8

color(white)("XXXXXXXX")=1XXXXXXXX=1