SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem involving positive exponents.
The problem is a fraction problem with negative exponents that are then raised to another negative exponent. Y^
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Question 37074: Please help me solve this problem involving positive exponents.
The problem is a fraction problem with negative exponents that are then raised to another negative exponent. Y^-7 divided by Y^-2 to the -2^. Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you mean [y^(-7) / y^(-2)] ^ (-2), we do it this way...
Apply the rules for dividing like bases and subtract exponents...thus within the square brackets you get
[y^(-7--2)]^(-2) =
[y^(-5)]^(-2)
Now applying the power rule, you multiply exponents and get
y^10
