Question

What is the missing exponent?
Here is the screenshot of the problem
http://prntscr.com/4qb59j

Answer 1

\[\frac{ a^m }{ a^n } = a^{m-n}\]
\[(a^m)^n = a^{m \times n}\]

Answer 2

These will help you find the missing exponent.

Answer 3

@Ankh do u know what it is though? that doesnt help that much for me because i dont know how to solve with what you gave me

Answer 4

It's the same exact pattern, I just wrote it with parameters.
Would you like me to show you it with the numbers?

Answer 5

yes please @Ankh

Answer 6

\[(12^{-5})^2 = 12^{-5 \times 2}\]

Answer 7

-7? @Ankh is that it or is there more to it

Answer 8

-5 times 2 would be -10

Answer 9

or did you mean the final answer?

Answer 10

um i think i accidentally subtracted because of ur chart that you showed me

Answer 11

Oh now comes the subtraction yes

Answer 12

\[\frac{ 12^{-10} }{ 12^{-4} }=12^{-10-(-4)}\]

Answer 13

oh i get it

Answer 14

-6

Answer 15

Correct :)

Answer 16

thank u! @Ankh