This process of simplification involves combining like terms, cancelling coefficients, and converting negative exponents to the denominator Practice simplifying expressions with exponents The final result contains only positive exponents with no fractional exponents in the denominator.
Answered: Simplify. Your answer should contain only positive exponents. 1) 2m2 . 2m3 2) m. 2m3 3
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Your answer should contain only positive exponents
1) ( 3 a2)3 3) ( 3 x4)4 5) ( 7 y4)2 The document provides examples of simplifying expressions with exponents 1) exponents are simplified by keeping like bases together and adding/subtracting their exponents 2) negative exponents become positive by flipping the sign and moving the base to the denominator
3) terms are combined by keeping like bases together and adding their exponents. (an) m = anm however, when simplifying expressions containing exponents, don't feel like you must work only with, or straight from, these rules It is often simpler to work directly from the meaning of exponents. Your answer should contain only positive exponents with no fractional exponents in your denominator
To start simplifying the first expression, rewrite n 2 [m 4 3 n 1 2] using the properties of exponents
Distribute the exponent n 2 inside the brackets to both m 4 3 and n 1 2.
