Question

I need help with this plz

Answer 1

exponent of x is 33

exponent of y is 0

Explanation:

you need to combine all powers (exponents) of x, and all exponents of y separately.

remember : x to the power of a divided by x to the power of b is x to the power of (a-b).

when multiplying, the "-" turns into a "+".

so, we have actually for x the exponent calculation :

8 - 14 -(-39) = 8 - 14 + 39 = 33

so, x³³ remains.

and for the y exponents

-26 -(-5) -(-21) = -26 + 5 + 21 = 0

so, all the y expressions eliminate each other and y⁰ remains.