SOLUTION: Simplify using exponent rules. Write the answer with positive exponents only. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WvDRbA4pYipC9pLNNUzfvn46KWwN1aCmeV3zJjlbuQM/edit?usp=sharing

Question 1182313: Simplify using exponent rules. Write the answer with positive exponents only.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WvDRbA4pYipC9pLNNUzfvn46KWwN1aCmeV3zJjlbuQM/edit?usp=sharing
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, greenestamps:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The given expression:

There is nothing wrong with the solution shown by the other tutor; all the steps are mathematically correct.

However, that formal path to the answer gets pretty messy....

I would simplify the expression by looking at the constants and each variable separately and combining the pieces.

(1) Constants:

(2) x:

(3) y:

(4) z:

Put them together....

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