Question

Simplify the following expression.

Answer 1

Explanation:

a‐⁴b‐²cd⁶

_______

e‐⁷

cd⁶e⁷

_____

a⁴b²

Answer 2

`\displaystyle (cd^6)/(a^4b^2)`

Explanation:

`\displaystyle (a^(-4)b^(-2)cd^6)/(e^(-7))\\\\=a^(-4)b^(-2)cd^6e^7\\\\=(cd^6)/(a^4b^2)`

Notice that the variables with negative exponent that were originally in the denominator went to the numerator (like with
`e^(-7)`) and became positive, and vice versa with those originally in the numerator went in the denominator (like with
`a^(-4)b^(-2)`) and also became positive.