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Simplify the following expression to remove negative exponents.

Simplify the following expression to remove negative exponents.-example-1

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When there is a negative exponent, you switch the side of the fraction it's on. If the negative exponent is the numerator or a whole number, like
x^(-9) or
(x^(-9) )/(3), you move the exponent and its coefficient to the bottom so that it's part of the denominator, and remove the negative.


x^(-9) =
(1)/(x^(9) )


(x^(-9) )/(3)=
(1)/(3x^(9) )

If the exponent is on the bottom, or part of the denominator, like
(1)/(x^(-4) ), we move it to the top and take out the negative.


(1)/(x^(-4) ) =
x^(4)

In our case, the expression is
x^(-7).

So, using our new knowledge of negative exponents, we can take the exponent and put it as a denominator.


x^(-7) =
(1)/(x^7)

The answer would be the last answer.

hope this helps!

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