Question

Which of the following is a step in simplifying the expression {x*y^2/x^-3*x^3}^2

Answer 1

@Lovelarap

Answer 2

Do you know that you have to multiply -4 to the rest of the powers?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

OK, let me draw it.

Answer 5

lol what?

Answer 6

So on the top, you always have power and square root.
Then you have multiplication and division.
Lastly plus and minus.
When you have an equation, you always do power and square root first. Multiplication and division second. Plus and minus last.

Answer 7

okay can you walk me throu you doing it? becuase this is confusing

Answer 8

Ok, basically you multiply the power. So multiply -4 to the rest of the powers in the bracket.

Answer 9

HOW? its xy^2!?

Answer 10

The x is actually on the power of 1 and the y is on the power of 2. xy^2 is the same as x*y^2

Answer 11

OK, let's do this:
\[(\frac{ x^1 \times y^2 }{ x^-3 \times y^3 })^-4\]

Answer 12

how

Answer 13

when you see xy or fg it means they are multiplying. So it is the same as x*y or f*g

Answer 14

ok but what do they stand for?