What is (-3y^-3) ^-3 does the third power get drisbuted to the rest of the problem or just to the y^-3 and why

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Kaitlyn Heath

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1 February, 18:42

What is (-3y^-3) ^-3 does the third power get drisbuted to the rest of the problem or just to the y^-3 and why

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Antony Villarreal · Answer 1

The - 3 Power (that is outside the parenthesis) does get distributed. The parenthesis is containing the whole expression and the - 3 is being multiplied to it as a whole. If the parenthesis weren't there, it would be part of the - 3y^-3.