mth 95 "exponets"

Question

I need help simplifying this problem, the long line is a fraction bar

2a^-1b^-2c^-3

______________

-6a^-7b^6c^7

Answer 1

A negative exponent means it is an inverse power.

That is: x^-2 = 1 / x^2.

Move each of the terms with negative exponents from numerator to denominator and vice versa,
then multiply the like terms (add the exponents) and simplify the numeric part of the fraction:

2a^-1 b^-2 c^-3              2a^-1 a⁷                a⁶

--------------  =  -----------------  =  -----------

-6a^-7 b⁶ c⁷         -6b⁶ b² c⁷ c³         -3b⁸ c¹⁰

Answer 2

(-1/3) *( a⁶ /(b⁸c¹⁰))