SOLUTION: c^-1 _______ c^-4

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Question 466411: c^-1
_______
c^-4
Answer by nerdybill(7384) About Me  (Show Source):
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c%5E%28-1%29%2Fc%5E%28-4%29
you can eliminate the denominator by moving it to the numerator, thus:
c%5E%28-1%29%2Ac%5E4
now, we can combine exponents:
c%5E%28-1%2B4%29
c%5E3