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Laws involving positive integral exponents to zero & negative integral exponents.

Paul and anthony were asked to simply a^(2)/a^(-7) . Who do you think is correct in simplifying tge given expression? Justify your answer in 3 to 5 sentences.

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Laws involving positive integral exponents to zero amp negative integral exponentsPaul and anthony were asked to simply a2a7 Who do you think is correct in simp class=

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mhanifa

Answer:

  • Both are correct

Step-by-step explanation:

Paul used the following identities:

  • [tex]a^{-b}=1/a^b[/tex]
  • [tex]a^b*a^c=a^{b+c}[/tex]

Anthony used the identity:

  • [tex]a^b/a^c= a^{b-c}[/tex]