Question

3.5.8 Check Your Understanding

Generate an equivalent expression of
with positive exponents.
using the laws of exponents. Express your answer

Answer 1

`\left(\cfrac{7}{8}\cdot \cfrac{6}{5} \right)^(-5)\implies \left(\cfrac{7}{5}\cdot \cfrac{6}{8} \right)^(-5)\implies \left(\cfrac{7}{5}\cdot \cfrac{3}{4} \right)^(-5)\implies \left(\cfrac{21}{20} \right)^(-5) \\\\\\ \left(\cfrac{20}{21} \right)^5\implies \cfrac{20^5}{21^5}`