How do you simplify #m ^ 2n^-2#?

1 Answer

If a term with a negative exponent changes position in a fraction, the exponent will become positive, like in this example #m^2/n^2#

Explanation:

Negative exponents indicate that should they change where they are in a fraction, they will change from negative to positive.

In this case, let's start with:

#m^2n^-2#

I'm going to rewrite this as a fraction:

#(m^2n^-2)/1#

The positive exponent in m means it is fine where it is. The negative exponent in n means that if it changes position to the denominator, it will be positive there, like this:

#m^2/n^2#