Question

Simplify (-4)^9 x (-4)^-7

(-4)^16

4^2

4^-63

(-4)^2

Answer 1

@DSS

Answer 2

16x

Answer 3

night watcher is right

Answer 4

Therefore your answer would be 4^2

Answer 5

Your work was right...you lost the x 16x

Answer 6

ok so it would be (-4)^2 because when multiplying like terms, you add exponents. so (-4)^9 x (-4)^-7 which is actually (-4)^9-7 which is (-4)^2 which comes out to the same answer as 4^2 because when you multiply 2 negatives it becomes pos.