Question

How do you simplify `h^3 / h^-6`?

Answer 1

The answer is `h^9`

`(h^3)/(h^(-6))=h^(3-(-6))=h^(3+6)=h^9`.

When dividing variables with exponents on the same base, you subtract the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator. `(a^m)/(a^n)=a^(m-n)`