Question

Tyler simplified the expression x^-3 y^-9. His procedure is show below.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Both powers should be in the dominator with positive exponent.

Answer 2

The answer for the question shown above is: B. Both powers should be in the dominator with positive exponent.
 The explanation is shown below:
 1. You have the following expression given in the problem above:
 x⁻3y⁻9
 2. The negative exponents indicates that x⁻3y⁻9 should be in the denominator with positive exponents. Therefore, you have:
  x⁻3y⁻9=1/x^3y^9