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Help, I used to know this but now I’m old and have to help my niece

Help, I used to know this but now I’m old and have to help my niece-example-1
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The expression is given as,


fg^(-8)h^(84)\cdot f^0g^(-80)h^(86)

Consider the law of exponents,


x^m\cdot x^n=x^(m+n)

Use the above law to simplify the given expression.

Take the terms with same bases together,


(f\cdot f^0)\cdot(g^(-8)\cdot g^(-80))\cdot(h^(84)\cdot h^(86))

Apply the law,


\begin{gathered} =(f^(1+0))\cdot(g^{-8+(-80)_{}})\cdot(h^(84+86)) \\ =(f^1)\cdot(g^{-88_{}})\cdot(h^(170)) \\ =fg^(-88)h^(170) \end{gathered}

Thus, the simplified form of the given expression (without any denominator is obtained as,


fg^(-88)h^(170)

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