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OpenStudy (anonymous):

simplify and write the expression with positive exponents only: 8x^-1y^0. how do you solve it??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

8/y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

only x is raised to negative 1?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yah your ryt!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how'd you get your answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

any variable or number raised to zero is 1.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and th rule is in properties of exponents a^-n=1/a^n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and, use the rule of exponents. \[a ^{-m} = 1\div a ^{m}\]

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