SOLUTION: Short Answer: Simplify the following expression, and rewrite it in an equivalent form with positive exponents. {{{(-6x^-5)^-2}}} Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Question 373650: Short Answer: Simplify the following expression, and rewrite it in an equivalent form with positive exponents.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Found 2 solutions by jsmallt9, josmiceli:
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First we will simplify. Then we will deal with negative exponents, if any are left.

To simplify this we will be using the rule: :

For we will use the rule: :

which simplifies to:

Now we will eliminate the negative exponent on the -6. For this we will use the rule: . This gives us:

Since this becomes:

which simplifies to:

This is the simplified expression with positive exponents.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I usually start with the inside and work my way out

The general rule I used here is

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