How do you simplify the expression #(-12x^-3y^3)/(3x^-5y^5)#?
1 Answer
Oct 25, 2016
Explanation:
Using the
#color(blue)"laws of exponents"#
#color(orange)"Reminder " color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(a^-mhArr1/a^m)color(white)(2/2)|)))#
#rArr(-12x^-3y^3)/(3x^-5y^5)=(-12)/3xxx^-3/x^-5xxy^3/y^5#
#=-4xxx^(-3-(-5) xx 1/y^(5-3)#
#=-4xx x^2 xx1/y^2#
#=-(4x^2)/y^2#
