Question

Ms. Garza wrote the monomial expression shown. (7x^(-4))(2y^(8))(-3x^(10))(-5y^(-6)) When she simplifies this expression, what should be the value of the exponent associated with the y variable?

Answer 1

`10y^(2)`

The exponent would be 2.

Explanation:

We will ignore the variable x since we are only looking at y.

2
`y^(8)`(-5
`y^(-6)`) When multiplying we add the bases.

-10
`y^(8-6)`

-10
`x^(2)`

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