How do you simplify (-10)^5/ (-10)^9 leaving only positive exponents?

2 Answers
Mar 15, 2018

1/10000 = 1/10^4

Explanation:

Expression = (-10)^5/((-10)^9

= (-10)^(5-9)

= (-10)^(-4)

= 1/(-10)^4 = 1/10000 = 1/10^4

Mar 15, 2018

1/"10^4"

Explanation:

NOTE THE NEGATIVES DO NOT CANCEL OUT. I'M WRONG.
10^5/"10^9"

Now you just subtract the larger degree from the smaller degree
Larger Degree is: 10^9
Smaller Degree is: 10^5

So 9-5=4

Giving us
10^0/"10^4"

And anything to the '0' power gives us 1.

So the answer is
1/"10^4" in positive exponents.