How do you simplify a radical expression if a variable with a negative exponent is on the top (as the numerator)?

1 Answer
Mar 24, 2015

Note that
#x^(-p)# is the same thing as #1/x^p#

Your question might imply a couple different forms:

  1. #(x^(-p))/sqrt(q) = 1/(x^p * sqrt(q))#

  2. #sqrt( (x^(-p)) / q) = sqrt( 1/(x^p q)#

or perhaps something else I haven't thought of.

Hopefully this is enough to get you on your way!