Simplify 3^-4 × 3^-2: Negative Exponents Multiplication Problem

Question

Simplify the following equation:

$3^{-4}\times3^{-2}=$

00:00 Simplify the following problem

00:03 According to the laws of exponents, the multiplication of exponents with an equal base (A)

00:06 equals the same base raised to the sum of the exponents (N+M)

00:09 We will apply this formula to our exercise

00:12 Note that we are adding together negative exponents

00:17 A positive x A negative is always negative, therefore we subtract as follows

00:24 This is the solution

$3^{-4-2}$