SOLUTION: what is 3 to the power of 4 times 3 to the negative power of 7 finding the product only using positive exponents

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Question 343234: what is 3 to the power of 4 times 3 to the negative power of 7 finding the product only using positive exponents

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what is 3 to the power of 4 times 3 to the negative power of 7 finding the product only using positive exponents
:
3%5E4+%2A+3%5E-7
add the exponents of like terms
3%5E%28%284-7%29%29 = 3%5E-3
the reciprocal gets rid of the negative
1%2F3%5E3