Question

How do you combine `2x y ^ { - 4} \cdot x ^ { 3} y ^ { 0}`?

Answer 1

Use the laws of exponents

Explanation:

First, anything to the zero power is 1, so `y^0` = 1. Then the exponents of like bases add when the base are multiplied, so x*`x^3` = `x^4`.

This will simplify to `2x^4y^-4`