Algebra Examples

${(\frac{1}{m^{- 7} \cdot m^{4}})}^{\frac{5}{6}}$

Step 1

Multiply $m^{- 7}$ by $m^{4}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 1.1

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

${(\frac{1}{m^{- 7 + 4}})}^{\frac{5}{6}}$

Step 1.2

Add $- 7$ and $4$ .

${(\frac{1}{m^{- 3}})}^{\frac{5}{6}}$

Step 2

Move $m^{- 3}$ to the numerator using the negative exponent rule $\frac{1}{b^{- n}} = b^{n}$ .

${(m^{3})}^{\frac{5}{6}}$

Step 3

Multiply the exponents in ${(m^{3})}^{\frac{5}{6}}$ .

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Step 3.1

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$m^{3 (\frac{5}{6})}$

Step 3.2

Cancel the common factor of $3$ .

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Step 3.2.1

Factor $3$ out of $6$ .

$m^{3 \frac{5}{3 (2)}}$

Step 3.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$m^{3 \frac{5}{3 \cdot 2}}$

Step 3.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$m^{\frac{5}{2}}$