Basic Math Examples

$a^{10 - 49} b^{12}$

Step 1

Subtract $49$ from $10$ .

$a^{- 39} b^{12}$

Step 2

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{a^{39}} b^{12}$

Step 3

Combine $\frac{1}{a^{39}}$ and $b^{12}$ .

$\frac{b^{12}}{a^{39}}$