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Ms. Garza wrote the monomial expression shown. (7x^(-4))(2y^(8))(-3x^(10))(-5y^(-6)) When she simplifies this expression, what should be the value of the exponent associated with the y variable?

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Answer:


10y^(2)

The exponent would be 2.

Explanation:

We will ignore the variable x since we are only looking at y.

2
y^(8)(-5
y^(-6)) When multiplying we add the bases.

-10
y^(8-6)

-10
x^(2)

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