How do you simplify $(f^-3g^2)/(h^-4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-15T06:53:59

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$color(red)((f^-3g^2)/(h^-4)=1/(f^3) * h^4*g^2$

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We are given the expression:

$color(red)((f^-3g^2)/(h^-4)$

Formula used:

$color(blue)(a^(-b)=1/a^b$

$color(blue)(1/(1/a) = a$

Using this formula, we can write

$f^(-3) = 1/f^3$

$h^(-4)=1/h^4$

Hence, we get

$color(red)((f^-3g^2)/(h^-4)=1/(f^3) * h^4*g^2$

Hope it helps.

Answer 2 · 2018-07-15T07:27:15

nothing cancels down as they are three different variables

But $a^-b=1/a^b$ so we can rewrite the expression with no negative powers

$(f^-3g^2)/(h^-4)=(g^2h^4)/f^3$

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