could someone help with math?

Question

Use the quotient property of exponents to simplify this expression, write the answer with positive exponents only.
4^-7/4^1

Answer 1

Hi Jared,

 

4^-7

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4¹

 

When you divide two same bases raised to exponents, the answer is the base raised to the power of the exponent of the numerator less the exponent of the denominator.

 

So we have

 

4^(-7-1) = 4^-8 = 1/4⁸