document.write( "Question 389444: (w^-4)/(w^6) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #275967 by gwendolyn(128) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Raising something to a negative power is the same as dividing it by the positive power. So, w^-4 is the same as 1/(w^4)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28w%5E-4%29%2F%28w%5E6%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "is the same as
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1+%2F+%28w%5E4%29+%2A+1+%2F+%28w%5E6%29+\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To determine the denominator, we multiply w^4 by w^6 by
\n" ); document.write( "adding the powers together. So the answer is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2Fw%5E10\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Or equally:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"w%5E-10\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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