The rules for exponents includes the rule for dividing two monomials with the same base, as demonstrated here.
A simplified expression is one in which each base is written only once, there are no negative exponents, and no parentheses. Simplifying an expression makes it easier to solve complex problems, and using the rules for exponents makes simplifying exp...
The rule for raising a power to a power is applied to an expression in which a monomial in parentheses is raised to a negative power.