SOLUTION: How do you convert an equation like 2^-1 c^-4 d^2 into an equation with only positive exponents?

SOLUTION: How do you convert an equation like 2^-1 c^-4 d^2 into an equation with only positive exponents?

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Question 143082: How do you convert an equation like 2^-1 c^-4 d^2 into an equation with only positive exponents?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given expression

Rewrite as . Remember,to make a negative exponent positive, simply take the reciprocal of the base.

Rewrite as

Combine the fractions and multiply
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