Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Appendix B - Exercise Set - Page 742: 20

Answer

$\frac{5}{y^4}$

Work Step by Step

A negative exponent is made positive by moving the term to the other side of the fraction bar. $5y^{-4}=\frac{5y^{-4}}{1}=\frac{5}{y^4}$
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