J Jodene222 Junior Member Joined Aug 1, 2007 Messages 51 Jan 2, 2008 #1 please help...i am simplifying with exponents...not sure if my answer is correct: problem: -x^2y^2/x^1/2y^0 i know y^0 = 1 i think the answer is -x3/2y^2 not sure...please help thanks
please help...i am simplifying with exponents...not sure if my answer is correct: problem: -x^2y^2/x^1/2y^0 i know y^0 = 1 i think the answer is -x3/2y^2 not sure...please help thanks
D Deleted member 4993 Guest Jan 2, 2008 #2 Jodene222 said: please help...i am simplifying with exponents...not sure if my answer is correct: problem: -x^2y^2/x^1/2y^0 i know y^0 = 1 i think the answer is -x3/2y^2 not sure...please help thanks Click to expand... If your problem is: \(\displaystyle \frac{-x^2y^2}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}y^0}\) and if your answer is: \(\displaystyle -x^{\frac{3}{2}}y^2\) then you are correct.
Jodene222 said: please help...i am simplifying with exponents...not sure if my answer is correct: problem: -x^2y^2/x^1/2y^0 i know y^0 = 1 i think the answer is -x3/2y^2 not sure...please help thanks Click to expand... If your problem is: \(\displaystyle \frac{-x^2y^2}{x^{\frac{1}{2}}y^0}\) and if your answer is: \(\displaystyle -x^{\frac{3}{2}}y^2\) then you are correct.