How do you simplify (4ab^-2)/(-3c^-2) and write it using only positive exponents?

1 Answer
May 25, 2017

-(4ac^2)/(3b^2)

Explanation:

Given: (4ab^-2)/(-3c^-2)

Use the exponent rules x^(-n) = 1/x^n " and " 1/x^(-m) = x^m

(4ab^-2)/(-3c^-2) = (4a)/(-3b^2c^-2) = (4ac^2)/(-3b^2)

Negative sign: 1/(-2) = (-1)/2 = -1/2

(4ac^2)/(-3b^2) = -(4ac^2)/(3b^2)