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Which shows the following expression after the negative exponents have been eliminated?

PLS HELP Which shows the following expression after the negative exponents have been-example-1
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Answer:

Option 2

Explanation:

Given :


(xy^(-6) )/(x^(-4)y^(2) )

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Applied Rule :


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

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Solving :

โ‡’ To remove negative exponents, bring to the opposite side (e.g. if in the denominator, bring to the numerator)

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(x(x^(4)) )/(y^(2)(y^(6)) )

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