Multiply or divide as indicated

Question

asked Jan 27, 2020 216k views

2 Answers

Sven Rojek · Answer 1 · 2020-02-02T20:25:43+0000

Answer:

x^4

Explanation:

We are given the following expression and we are to determine whether it is to be multiplied or divided and perform that operation on it accordingly:

x^(-3) ·
x ^7

The dot indicates multiplication and we know that when bases are same, the exponents are added.

x ^(-3) ·
x ^7
= x ^(( -3 + 7 ))
= x ^ 4

Therefore, the answer is
x^4 .