Need help simplifying this problem, answer has to be with positive exponents

Question

-3(x3 + 3)^-4(3x²)

Answer 1

When you have a number raised to a negative exponent, you flip it over and make the exponent positive. Example: 3^-4 = 1/3⁴ or x^-2 = 1/x²

In this problem, the -3 stays on top (in the numerator), the "(x³ + 3)^-4 gets changed to 1/(x³ + 3)⁴ (or the (x³ + 3)⁴ goes into the denominator and notice that it becomes positive, and the "3x²" stays on top (in the numerator) resulting in:

Now, combine the -3•3 on the top to get: