x^5 y ^3 x^5 y^3
_______ write as _________
x y^6 x^1 y^6
We have the rule that when we have a^n this equals a^(n - m)
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a^m
Using this rule we can write
x^(5 - 1) * y^(3 - 6) =
x^4 * y ^(-3) and a^(-m) = 1
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a^m
So.....using this last rule, we get
x^4 * (1)
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y^3
x^4
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y^3