Question

Show how you would simplify the following expressions. Show your work.

Answer 1

If you multiply numbers with the same base, their exponents would add while their base stays the same.

1. 3 + (-5) = -2
4^ -2 = 1/4^2 = 1/16

2. -2+ (-4) = -6
3^-6 = 1/3^6 = 1/729