Question

How do you simplify and write `(-7xy^2)/( -35x^6y^-5)` with positive exponents?

Answer 1

`color(blue)(y^7/(5x^5)`

Explanation:

`(-7xy^2)/(-35x^6y^-5)`

`:.=(cancel(-7)^color(blue)1xy^2)/1 xx 1/(cancel(-35)^color(blue)5x^6y^-5)`

`:.=(y^(2+5))/(5x^(6-1)`

`:.color(blue)(=y^7/(5x^5)`