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How do you simplify $m^{- 2} m^{4}$ $m^-2m^4$ and write it using only positive exponents?

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May 28, 2017

$m^{2}$ $m^2$

Explanation:

One of the properties of exponents is that:

$x^{a} \cdot x^{b} = x^{a + b}$ $x^a * x^b = x^(a+b)$

Therefore:

$m^{- 2} \cdot m^{4} = m^{- 2 + 4} = m^{2}$ $m^-2 * m^4 = m^(-2+4) = m^2$

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