Intermediate Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321785045
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-504-6

Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Simplifying Complex Fractions - Vocabulary, Readiness & Video Check - Page 360: 11

Answer

Complex fractions may have negative exponents.

Work Step by Step

Instead of being expressed as a fraction of fractions initially, a complex fraction may initially contain negative exponents. Luckily, we can easily simplify these using the information that we have learned earlier in the chapter. Once we simplify negative exponents, converting them to fractions, we can solve as normal.
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