How do you simplify (-b²)(-b³ )(-b^4) leaving only positive exponents?

1 Answer
Apr 28, 2017

See the solution process below:

Explanation:

Use this rule of exponents to simplify this expression:

x^color(red)(a) xx x^color(blue)(b) = x^(color(red)(a)+color(blue)(b))

(-b^color(red)(2))(-b^color(blue)(3))(-b^color(green)(4)) = -b^(color(red)(2)+color(blue)(3)+color(green)(4)) = -b^9