Which is the simplified form of r^-7+s^-12

The simplest form is 1/r^7 + 1/s^12

Step-by-step explanation:

The given expression is r^-7+s^-12.

Notice that the exponents of both the base are negative

So, we will apply the rule which is:

a^-b = 1/a^b

Which means that to change the exponent into positive we will write it as a fraction:

r^-7+s^-12.

= 1/r^7 + 1/s^12 ...

Therefore the simplest form is 1/r^7 + 1/s^12 ...