Use the rules of exponents to simplify each expression.
$(m^{- 3})^{- 1} (m^{2})^{- 4}$

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Use the rules of exponents to simplify each expression.  (      m          −      3            )          −      1        (      m          2            )          −      4

Carassial3 · Accepted Answer

(      m          −      3            )          −      1        (      m          2            )          −      4        =  (      1          m              3              )  (      1          m              2                  )          4        =      m          3        ×  (      1          m              8              )  =            m              3                    m              8              = since it&#039;s division you have to subtractthe powers  =      m          3      −      8      =      −      5        =      m          −      5        =      1          m              5             answer.

Joanna Mueller · Accepted Answer

multiply Exponents      m          3        (  1      /        m          8        ) all negatives to make positiveuse recipacol       n          −      2        =  1      /        n          2            m          −      3       here we simplified the division my subtraction  1      /        m          5       and once again we use the rule two lines above

Use the rules of exponents to simplify each expression. (m^-3)^-1(m^2)^-4

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