SOLUTION: what is x to the seventh power divided by x to the negative second power? The book says the answer is x to the ninth power but how?

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Question 757358: what is x to the seventh power divided by x to the negative second power? The book says the answer is x to the ninth power but how?
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what is x to the seventh power divided by x to the negative second power? The book says the answer is x to the ninth power but how?
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remember you can get rid of the negative exponent by writing the
reciprocal, therefore
* or just
add exponents when you multiply

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