SOLUTION: Write with positive exponents: (3^-3 a^-2 b^5)÷(c^-3 d^-4)

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Question 421534: Write with positive exponents: (3^-3 a^-2 b^5)÷(c^-3 d^-4)
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
When we shift a term from the numerator to the denominator or vice versa the negative exponent turns to positive as shown here.
(3^-3 a^-2 b^5)÷(c^-3 d^-4)
Let's rewrite this as:
(3^-3 a^-2 b^5)/(c^-3 d^-4)
Now shift to get:
c^3d^4b^5/3^3a^2
We could rewrite this as:
c^3d^4b^3/27a^2
Make sense?
RJ
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