Question

How do you write 9m*-6n*2p*-1/12mn*-5p using only positive exponents

Answer 1

The correct expression is:


`(9 m^(-6) n^(2) p^(-1) )/( 12mn^(-5) p) \\ \\ (3 m^(-6) n^(2) p^(-1) )/( 4mn^(-5) p)`

The negative exponents can be moved to the other side of the fraction to make them positive, as shown below:


`(3n^(2)( n^(5)) )/( 4mp(m^(6)p^(1))) \\ \\ = (3 n^(7) )/(4 m^(7)p^(2) )`

The above expression now contains all the positive exponents and is our answer.