Simplifying Rational Exponents and Negative Exponents

Simplify.

Simplificar.

(x⁴) (x)

• 2x⁴

• x

• x⁵

• x⁴

Use the product law to solve. Utilice la ley de productos para resolver. (7^-17)(7^-24)

• 7 ^-7

• 49⁶⁹⁷

• 7 ^-41

• 49 ^-41

Solve.

Resolver.

(y⁶)(y^-11)

• y^-66

• y^-5

• y⁵

• y¹⁷

Simplify the following:
x^-3

• 1/x^-3

• x³

• 1/x

• 1/x³

x^-3

• 1/x³

• 1/x^-3

• 3x

• 1/3x

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Make this negative exponent positive.
9^-3

• 9³

• 1/9^-3

• 1/9³

• 729

It is not proper to write answers with negative exponents. How do we "take care of" negative exponents?

• Write no solution if there is a negative exponent

• Just leave the negative exponent. It is mathematically okay.

Simplify the following expression: 
xy^-7

• 1/(xy⁷)

• x/y⁷

• x⁷/y

• x⁷y

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