Question

How do you simplify `u^3v^-1` and write it using only positive exponents?

Answer 1

Use this rule of exponents to simplify the expression using only positive exponents: `x^color(red)(a) = 1/x^color(red)(-a)`

`u^3v^color(red)(-1) = u^3/v^color(red)(- -1) = u^3/v^1`