[tex]\bf \left.\qquad \qquad \right.\textit{negative exponents}\\\\
a^{-{ n}} \implies \cfrac{1}{a^{ n}}
\qquad \qquad
\cfrac{1}{a^{ n}}\implies a^{-{ n}}
\qquad \qquad
a^{{{ n}}}\implies \cfrac{1}{a^{-{{ n}}}}\\\\
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\cfrac{1}{(xy)^{+1}}\implies (xy)^{-1}[/tex]
