HELP PLEASE :) What is the DIFFERENCE between COMBINING LIKE TERMS and using PROPERTIES OF EXPONENTS?

Is a positive integer raised to a negative power always positive

Which expression is equivalent to the expression for the perimeter of the larger garden?

Match the circle equations in general form with their corresponding equations in standard form. x2 + y2 ? 4x + 12y ? 20 = 0 (x ? 6)2 + (y ? 4)2 = 56 x2 + y2 + 6x ? 8y ? 10 = 0 (x ? 2)2 + (y + 6)2 = 60 3x2 + 3y2 + 12x + 18y ? 15 = 0 (x + 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = 18 5x2 + 5y2 ? 10x + 20y ? 30 = 0 (x + 1)2 + (y ? 6)2 = 46 2x2 + 2y2 ? 24x ? 16y ? 8 = 0 x2 + y2 + 2x ? 12y ? 9 = 0