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Xy to the power of -4
show as positive exponent
explain

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Answer:


(1)/((xy)^4)

Explanation:

*Question interpreted as "Write
(xy)^(-4) with a positive exponent."

Recall the following exponent property:


a^(-b)=(1)/(a^b)

Therefore, we have
(xy)^(-4)\implies \boxed{(1)/((xy)^4)}

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