How do you simplify $u^3v^-1$ and write it using only positive exponents?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-03T04:53:31

Use this rule of exponents to simplify the expression using only positive exponents: $x^color(red)(a) = 1/x^color(red)(-a)$

$u^3v^color(red)(-1) = u^3/v^color(red)(- -1) = u^3/v^1$

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