00:00 Simplify the following problem
00:03 According to the laws of exponents, a fraction raised to a negative exponent (-N)
00:07 is equal to its reciprocal raised to the opposite exponent (N)
00:12 We will apply this formula to our exercise
00:15 We'll convert to the reciprocal number and raise it to the opposite power
00:24 According to the laws of exponents, a fraction raised to an exponent (N)
00:28 is equal to the fraction where both the numerator and denominator are raised to the power (N)
00:33 We will apply this formula to our exercise
00:37 We'll raise both the numerator and denominator to the appropriate power, maintaining the parentheses
00:41 According to the laws of exponents, a product raised to the exponent (N)
00:44 is equal to the product broken down into factors where each factor is raised to the power (N)
00:49 We will apply this formula to our exercise
00:52 We'll break down each product into factors and raise them to the appropriate power
00:57 This is the solution