How do you simplify #(-27x^7y^2)/(-9x^6y^5)# and write with positive exponents?
1 Answer
Oct 31, 2016
Explanation:
Using the
#color(blue)"laws of exponents"#
#color(orange)"Reminder " color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(a^-mhArr1/a^m)color(white)(2/2)|)))#
#rArr(-27x^7y^2)/(-9x^6y^5)#
#=(-27)/(-9)xxx^7/x^6xxy^2/y^5#
#=3xxx^(7-6)xx1/y^(5-2)#
#=3xxx^1xx1/y^3=(3xxx xx1)/y^3=(3x)/y^3#
