document.write( "Question 153368: Please help me solve the following problem:
\n" ); document.write( "Rewrite the expression using positive exponents. $\"%28%28-2%29%5E0%29%283x%5E-2%28y%5E-2%29%29%5E-1\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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Rewrite, using positive exponents:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28%28-2%29%5E0%29%2A%283x%5E%28-2%29%28y%5E%28-2%29%29%29%5E%28-1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "First, anything to the zero power is equal to 1 $\"x%5E0+=+1\"$ , so $\"%28-2%29%5E0+=+1\"$ , so now you have:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2A%283x%5E%28-2%29%2A%28y%5E%28-2%29%29%29%5E%28-1%29\"$ You can remove the inner parentheses as they are not needed.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283x%5E%28-2%29%2Ay%5E%28-2%29%29%5E%28-1%29\"$ To raise an exponent to a power, you multiply the exponents. $\"%28-1%29%2A%28-2%29+=+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%5E2%2Ay%5E2%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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