Question

how do you simplify the following expression, and rewrite it in an equivalent form with positive exponents. -51x^4y/(17 x^2y^7)

Answer 1

\[\frac{-51x^4y}{17 x^2y^7}\]

Answer 2

yes that is the problem

Answer 3

\[-\frac{51}{17} \times \frac{x^4}{x^2} \times \frac{y}{y^7} \]

Answer 4

so you just do it individually

Answer 5

It's much easier that way. You don't have to, you could write the fraction in any order that you want.