Simplifying Expressions with Negative Exponents - Ex 1

[Hannanstl]

how about if there are other variables like a positive x to the 14th power already as a denominator - then you sub y to 6th minus y to the 18 and get a y to the negative 12 - would that then be X to the 14th times Y to the 12th as a denominator under 1 ? 1/x^14y^12

y^6/x^14y^18 = 1/x^14y^12 ?

[Hannanstl]

okay this is what I was looking for - the when the numerator is smaller then the denominator - it makes it negative thus flipping it to the denominator and making it positive.

[MAMAMA842]

This helped me so much, I was so lost before. Thank you!!! :)

[Armed48]

Thank you i also used this same concept for 1 lined expression like

3x^-4*y^-3

and got 3/x^4*y^3

[Armed48]

THANK YOU!

[hope81ful]

gr8 trick..... gonna try it on my exam :)

[patrickJMT]

@hope81ful good luck on the test!

[x3simplychay]

thank you!

[patrickJMT]

@x3simplychay u r welcome

[NitekMuscle]

Another excellent lesson!