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OpenStudy (anonymous):

SIMPLIFYING ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS (x^2y^2)^-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Your raising each of the terms on the inside to the power of negative one, so multiply each term's exponent by -1. For example,\[(x ^{2})^{-3}=x ^{-6}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Then what do you do is that all ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes, once you have raised each term to the power of negative one, your answer's complete UNLESS your techer dislikes negative exponents. In that case, just note that a negative exponent moves the term "to the bottom"\[x ^{-2}=\frac{ 1 }{ x ^{2} }\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what happened to the y then ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I just showed part of the answer. Do you just want an answer, then? The same thing happens to the y squared

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can i get the answer and see if it matches with mine

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