Question

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

Answer 1

`2/v^3`

Explanation:

One of the rules for exponents is:

`color(red)(x^a = 1/x^-a)`

Us this rule on the problem gives:

`2v^-3 = 2/v^(-(-3)) = 2/v^3`