Simplify with fractional exponents and negative exponentsI am trying to simplify(3x32y3x2y−12)−2It seems pretty simple at first. I know that a negative exponent means you flip a fraction. So I flip it.(x2y−123x32y3)2Now I need to square it, which is tricky because there are a lot of weird rules with squaring. This is probably where I went wrong.(x2y−129x32y3)Now I need to try and simplify things. I know that I can get rid of the x on top since there is a larger one on the bottom.42−32=12(x12y−129y3)Now I need to get rid of the y exponent.I am not sure how that is possible.

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So we have(3x32y3x2y−12)−2Yes you are right you can &quot;flip&quot; the fraction to remove the negative exponent.(x2y−123x32y3)2Here you multiply every exponent by 2 to square the expression inside the brackets. This is where you went wrong here.(x4y−19x3y6)But y−1=1yso the above is equal to(x49x3y7)Now cancel the x3(x9y7)And we&#039;re done.

Simplify with fractional exponents and negative exponents I am trying to simplify (\frac

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