Simplify Express Your Answer with Positive Exponents $$x ^ { - 8 } \cdot x ^ { 2 }$$

question 23

Multiple Choice

Simplify. Express your answer with positive exponents. Assume that all variables are nonzero.
- $$x ^ { - 8 } \cdot x ^ { 2 }$$

• A) \(- x ^ { 6 }\)
• B) \(x ^ { 6 }\)
• C) \(- \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 6 } }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { x ^ { 6 } }\)

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