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If the exponent is an even number you can drop the negative, because is you were to multiply it out the negatives would cancel out.

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Q: How do you simplify negative numbers with positive exponents?
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What is positive exponents?

Exponents that are NOT a negative exponent therefore they are mostly whole numbers kind of:)


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