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Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents.
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Q. Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents.
- Identify Operation: Identify the operation needed for the exponents.When we multiply powers with the same base, we add the exponents. When we divide powers with the same base, we subtract the exponents.
- Simplify Numerator: Simplify the numerator . We add the exponents because the bases are the same and we are multiplying. Any number to the power of is , so .
- Divide by : Divide the result from Step by . Since , we have . When we divide by a power, we subtract the exponents, but since the numerator is (which is ), we have . However, we need to express the answer with positive exponents.
- Express with Positive Exponent: Express with a positive exponent.A negative exponent means that the base is on the wrong side of the fraction line. To make the exponent positive, we can rewrite as .
