Question

Simplify. Write answer with positive exponents
(x^-4 y^9)/ (x^-2 y^-5)

Answer 1

x^-4/x^-2 what does this equal?

Answer 2

x^2/ y^4 ?

Answer 3

x^2/ y^4 simplify this and yes you are right.

Answer 4

y^9/y^-5 : do the same with this and mulitply both answers

Answer 5

oh

Answer 6

Do be afraid of moving things around when trying to simplify as long as what you do doesn't change the overall value.

Answer 7

Does it end up equaling y^14/z^2

Answer 8

y^14/ x^2 *

Answer 9

yeah that's what I got....