Question

x^-3y/4z^-2

Answer 1

Are you supposed to simplify this?
Or write it without negative exponents?

Answer 2

\[\frac{ x ^{-3}y }{4z ^{-2} }\]

Answer 3

What are you supposed to do with this? I would guess they are asking you to "write using only positive exponents." But that is just a guess.

Answer 4

he said something about flipping recipucal and making it positive

Answer 5

i think it would be \[\frac{ z ^{2}y }{ 4x^{3} } \]

Answer 6

Yup, that's what I thought. :-p

Your answer is correct. "re-write using only positive exponents."


Here's a 3d graph if the function, just because.

Answer 7

so that is in its simpliest form?

Answer 8

"1 over x to the k equals x to the negative k" or, using math symbols:
\[\huge \frac{1}{x^k}= x^{-k}\]

And yes, there is nothing that can be cancelled in the numerator or denominator.

Answer 9

ok thanks