Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - 7-3 Multipying Powers with the Same Base - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 430: 58

Answer

$x^4$

Work Step by Step

(i) $a^m \cdot a^n = a^{m+n}$ (ii) $a^{-m} = \dfrac{1}{a^m}, a \ne 0$ Use the rules above to obtain: $=\dfrac{1}{x^{3+(-7)}} \\=\dfrac{1}{x^{-4}} \\=\dfrac{1}{\frac{1}{x^4}} \\=1 \cdot \dfrac{x^4}{1} \\=x^4$
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