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  1. Simplify and write it without using negative exponents.
  2. Simplify and write it without using negative exponents.
  3. Simplify and write it without using negative exponents.
  4. Simplify and write it without using negative exponents. Leave larger numbers (such as ) in exponent form.
  1. In the expression the coefficients reduce using the properties of fractions. One way to simplify the variable powers is:
  2. In the expression the exponent applies to each factor inside the parentheses.
  3. To follow the order of operations in the expression the numerator inside the parentheses should be dealt with first. After that, we’ll simplify the quotient inside the parentheses. As a final step, we’ll apply the exponent to that simplified expression:
  4. We’ll again rely on the order of operations, and look to simplify anything inside parentheses first and then apply exponents. In this example, we will begin by applying the product to a power rule, followed by the power to a power rule.