Question

Write equivalent expressions for x^7×x^-2 and x^7/x^2. What do you notice? Explain how your results relate to the properties of integer exponents.

Answer 1

x^5 & x^5. both of the answers are the same even though the expressions were different at the start. the results relate to the addition property from multiplication (with a negative number) and the subtraction property (with positives) from division.