SOLUTION: 5AB to the -2nd power I dont get this. How do i make it so that the exponent is positive?

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Question 643089: 5AB to the -2nd power
I dont get this.
How do i make it so that the exponent is positive?

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




If your negative exponent is in the numerator, put it in the denominator and make it positive, if it is in the denominator, put it in the numerator.

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