Question

15y^-11/3y^-11, show steps I need help please don't understand how to do it.

Answer 1

one may note, you never quite asked anything per se, ahemm, if you meant simplification.


`\bf \left.\qquad \qquad \right.\textit{negative exponents}\\\\ a^{-{ n}} \implies \cfrac{1}{a^( n)} \qquad \qquad \cfrac{1}{a^( n)}\implies a^{-{ n}} \qquad \qquad a^{{{ n}}}\implies \cfrac{1}{a^{-{{ n}}}}\\\\ -------------------------------\\\\ \cfrac{15y^(-11)}{3y^(-11)}\implies \cfrac{15}{3}\cdot \cfrac{y^(-11)}{y^(-11)}\implies 5\cdot y^(-11)\cdot y^(+11)\implies 5\cdot y^(-11+11) \\\\\\ 5y^0 \implies \boxed{5}`