SOLUTION: If you simplify an expression and end up with a negative exponent, how do you get rid of it?

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Question 462271: If you simplify an expression and end up with a negative exponent, how do you get rid of it?
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Convert it to an expression with a positive exponent:


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