Algebra Examples

$8^{- 2} \cdot a^{7}$

Step 1

Rewrite the expression using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{8^{2}} \cdot a^{7}$

Step 2

Raise $8$ to the power of $2$ .

$\frac{1}{64} \cdot a^{7}$

Step 3

Combine $\frac{1}{64}$ and $a^{7}$ .

$\frac{a^{7}}{64}$