How do you simplify w^-4timesw^7?

1 Answer
Jan 3, 2017

w^3.

Explanation:

Based on the exponent product rule, which states that whenever you are multiplying exponents with the same base, you just add the exponents together and solve.

In this case w is the base and the numbers -4 and 7 represent the exponent:

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Therefore, w^-4xxw^7 becomes w^(-4+7), which is equivalent to w^3.

So, w^-4xxw^7 = w^3.