How do you simplify $x^-2$ and write it using only positive exponents?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-17T17:36:35

$1/x^2$

Using the $color(blue)"law of exponents"$

$color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(a/a)color(black)(a^-mhArr1/a^m)color(white)(a/a)|)))$

Thus $x^-2=1/x^2$

Answer 2 · 2016-10-17T17:36:38

$1/x^2$

Negative index rule:

$a^-b=1/a^b$

Using this rule, we know that $x^-2$ can be rewritten as $1/x^2$

How do you simplify x^-2x^-2 and write it using only positive exponents?