Notice that
[tex] {x}^{1} = x \\ x^{2} = (x)(x) \: \tt{or} \: \red{{x}^{2}}\\ {x}^{3} = (x)(x)(x) \: \tt{or} \: \red{ {x}^{3} }[/tex]
If the exponent is positive, then they are being multiplied.
[tex] {x}^{ - 1} = 1 \div x \: \: \tt{or}\: \blue{\frac{1}{x}} \\ {x}^{ - 2} = 1 \div (x)(x) \: \tt{or}\: \blue{\frac{1}{x^{2} }} \\ {x}^{ - 3} = 1 \div (x)(x)(x) \: \tt{or} \: \blue{\frac{1}{ {x}^{3} }}[/tex]
If the exponent is negative , then they are being divided.
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