BOTH the "top" and the "bottom" get raised to the new power!
When a quotient is raised to a power, the numerator will be raised to the power, AND the denominator will be raised to the power.
When in doubt, expand terms to see what is happening.
Examples:
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Notice that the exponent is applied to both the numerator and the denominator.
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3. Be careful on this one. Remember that the fraction bar means "divide". The negative exponent in this problem creates a division of fractions situation. Remember, when dividing fractions, invert (flip over) the second term and multiply.
4. This is another situation of the negative exponent creating a division of fractions situation.
Did you notice in this problem that raising a fraction to a negative one power, flipped the fraction over?
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