Basic Math Examples

$p^{- 3} \div p^{- 5}$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$\frac{p^{- 3}}{p^{- 5}}$

Step 2

Move $p^{- 5}$ to the numerator using the negative exponent rule $\frac{1}{b^{- n}} = b^{n}$ .

$p^{- 3} p^{5}$

Step 3

Multiply $p^{- 3}$ by $p^{5}$ by adding the exponents.

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Step 3.1

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

$p^{- 3 + 5}$

Step 3.2

Add $- 3$ and $5$ .

$p^{2}$