SOLUTION: please help with this question w^-2 ______ w^3

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Question 1018614: please help with this question
w^-2
______
w^3

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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move the exponent across the fraction and change the sign. Add it to the other.
Write the answer using positive exponents.
Therefore this is
(1/w^5)
The -2 becomes plus and goes to the bottom
w^(-5) is equivalent, but again, write the answer using positive exponents.