The rule for negative exponents is that if the exponent is negative to begin with, in order to make it negative, you put it into the denominator of a fraction, and raise it to whatever the power is. To go from positive exponents (those that are already in the denominator), move it up to the numerator and make the exponent negative. So your solution would be 5x^-2
To Find Surface Area:
So Surface area is found according to this equation SA=2lw+2lh+2hw
6and 1/2 times 2 is 13 that would be the 2 sides
then you do 3 times 6 1/2 which is 19 1/2, which is the top and bottom
finally you do 3 times 9 1/5 which is 27 3/5.
Now since 1/2 and 1/5 are not the same, we find the LCM or Least Common Multiple, which is 10 so 1/2 is multiplied by 5 which is 5/10 and 3/5 is multiplied by 2 which makes 6/10.
Adding 5/10 and 6/10 is 11/10 or 1 1/10
13+6+9=28
28+1 1/10 = 29 1/10
and finally because we did surface area it is 29 1/10 CM^2
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To Find Volume:
The Equation used to find volume is l*w*h
The Length is 6 1/2
Height is 9 1/5
width is 3
First, lets again convert the fractions
5/10 and 6/10
6 5/10 times 9 6/10 is 62.4
62.4 times 3 is 187.2
The .2 and be put into 2/10 or 1/5 so the FINAL answer is 187 1/5
Another way to check this is
6*9*3=162
1/5*1/2
Hope this helped :)
~Ukiahsmith1
The lcd would be 10x^3y^3
