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OpenStudy (anonymous):

m^-2 n^-5 0ver (m^4 n^3)^-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you mean \[(m ^{-2}n ^{-5})/(m ^{4}n ^{3})^{-1}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the exponent -1 on the bottom makes everything on the bottom move to the top

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then you just combine like terms...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the m^-2 and the m^4 becomes m^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

since \[x ^{a}x ^{b}=x ^{a+b}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you try to combine the n's

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but its a negative exponet and you cant have a negative exponet in your final answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then the negative exponent will move back to the denominator

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the final answer should be m^2/n^2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhhhh

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