Question

How do you get rid of negative exponents in `\frac { y ^ { - 3} } { 3}`?

Answer 1

Use this rule of exponents to eliminate the negative exponent: `x^color(red)(a) = 1/x^color(red)(-a)`

`y^color(red)(-3)/3 = 1/(3y^color(red)(- -3)) = 1/(3y^3)`