Q. Simplify. Express your answer using positive exponents. 7m9⋅m7m2
Simplify Inside Parentheses: Simplify the expression inside the parentheses by multiplying the terms with the same base. 7m9⋅m7m2 can be simplified by multiplying 7m9 and m together. Since they have the same base, we add the exponents.7m9⋅m=7m9+1=7m10
Rewrite with Simplified Denominator: Rewrite the original expression with the simplified denominator.Now we have 7m107m2.
Divide Terms with Same Base: Simplify the expression by dividing the terms with the same base and coefficients.We can divide 7m2 by 7m10. When we divide powers with the same base, we subtract the exponents.7m107m2=77×m2−10=1×m−8=m−8
Express Answer with Positive Exponents: Express the answer using positive exponents.Since we have m−8, we can rewrite it as 1/m8 to have a positive exponent.m−8=1/m8
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