Question

How would I simplify these questions with negative integers?
3a / 4a^-4 ; 2x^-2 / 3x^4 ; ( (2^0)^2/ 2^3 x 2^3 )^-3 ; 8x^-2 / x^-4

Answer 1

HINT: \(\large a^{-b} = \dfrac{1}{a^b}\)

Answer 2

\[\large \dfrac{1}{a^{-b}} = a^b\]

Answer 3

For example, \(\large 3^{-4} = \dfrac{1}{3^4}\)

Answer 4

Does this help?

Answer 5

^ Thank you. It does :)