SOLUTION: I know that it said in the book it involved expressions. This is question 21. off of Lesson 8.2 Practice C worksheet. -48x^-6y^4/52x^9y^-2 I know how to solve part of it but

Question 127833: I know that it said in the book it involved expressions. This is question 21. off of Lesson 8.2 Practice C worksheet.
-48x^-6y^4/52x^9y^-2
I know how to solve part of it but the fraction bar confuses me with switching it up and down.
I will really appreciate a tutors help.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If you have a negative exponent on a variable, change the sign and move the variable from the numerator to the denominator or vice versa, because

So:

Then sum the exponents on like variables, because

Then you can get rid of a common factor of 4 in the coefficients

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