Basic Math Examples

$\frac{p^{- 3} q^{- 1}}{p^{- 5}}$

Step 1

Move $q^{- 1}$ to the denominator using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

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

Step 2

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

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

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.

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

Step 3.2

Add $- 3$ and $5$ .

$\frac{p^{2}}{q}$