Question

How do you simplify `3x^-2y^-5` and write it using only positive exponents?

Answer 1

`3x^(-2)y^(-5)=3/(x^2y^5)`

Explanation:

To do this, remember that:

`x^(-y)=1/(x^y)`

So we can state that:

`3x^(-2)y^(-5)=3/(x^2y^5)`