Write Using Positive Exponents 8^-2*a^7

$8^{- 2} \cdot a^{7}$

Step 1

Move $8^{- 2}$ to the denominator in $8^{- 2}$ using the negative exponent rule $b^{- n} = \frac{1}{b^{n}}$ .

$\frac{1}{8^{2}}$

Step 2

Rewrite $8^{- 2} \cdot a^{7}$ with positive exponents.

$\frac{1}{8^{2}} \cdot a^{7}$