Simplify and write the equation with positive exponents

Question

(x² y² )^-1

Answer 1

A negative exponent means that the information in parenthesis should be moved to the other side of the fraction (from numerator to denominator or from denominator to numerator).

Since x²y² is being taken to the -1 power, both the x² term and the y² term should be moved to the denominator.

The answer is:

1/(x²y²)