Please help me with this question I will give brainliest. When you are dealing with a problem like this how do you solve it to make sure that the exponent is positive?
14 to the -4 power times 14 to the 7 power. I know that we will keep the base because they are the same but do I add or subtract the exponents?

All you need to remember is the rules

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us remember

a to the m power x a to the nth power is = a to the m+n power. (add the exponents)

And

a to the m power ÷ a to the nth power is = a to the m-n power. (subtract the exponents) So

14 to the -4 power x 14 to the 7 power= 14 to the -4+7 which is equal to 14 to the 3rd power

see explanation

step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2

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