Question

Can someone help me with this please it’s due today and I need to show work on how to do it-

Answer 1

16

Explanation:

`(x^(2) )/(y^(-1) )`

`((-2)^(2) )/(4^(-1) )` To make the exponent positive in the denominator, you put it in the numerator.

`(-2)^(2)`·
`4^(1)`

4 ·4 = 16