Notice that the x on the right has the understood exponent 1:1. We multiply the coefficient by the coefficient and get . 2. We add the exponent of the x on the left, , and the exponent of x on the right , 3. We add the exponent of the y on the left, , and the exponent of y on the right , 4. We complete the addition of the exponents: 5. We replace the by 6. time is just 7. To make a negative exponent positive you move the factor from the numerator to the denominator and change the sign of the exponent to positive: 8. That's it. Edwin