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Using the Product and Quotient Rules

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Write each of the following products with a single base. Do not simplify further. Write answers with positive exponents.

  1. ⓐ b 2 ⋅ b −8 b^{2} \cdot b^{−8}
  2. ⓑ ( −x ) 5 ⋅ ( −x ) −5 \left(- x\right)^{5} \cdot \left(- x\right)^{−5}
  3. ⓒ −7z ( −7z ) 5 \frac{−7 z}{\left(−7 z\right)^{5}}

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 1.2 Exponents and Scientific Notation, exercise 11

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