How do you simplify $5/(z^-3$ and write it using only positive exponents?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-12T13:16:08

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Use this rule of exponents to simplify and eliminate the negative exponent:

$1/x^color(red)(a) = x^color(red)(-a)$

$5/z^color(red)(-3) = 5z^color(red)(- -3) = 5z^color(red)(3)$

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