SOLUTION: I was wondering if you could help me learn how to simplify negative exponents in an equation and make it positive. For example, (x^-1/y^2)*2

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Question 476135: I was wondering if you could help me learn how to simplify negative exponents in an equation and make it positive. For example,
(x^-1/y^2)*2
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assume the problem is:
%28%28x%5E-1%29%2F%28y%5E2%29%29%5E2 = %28%28x%5E-2%29%2F%28y%5E4%29%29
The reciprocal gets rid of the neg exponents so you have
1%2F%28x%5E2y%5E4%29