Help please combine like terms

-18x^6y^12

Step-by-step explanation:

multiply like terms out, multiply x by x, y by y and numbers by numbers

reminder: when exponents are being multiplied, you add them, you multiply exponents when there's an exponent being brought to an exponent

-18x^6y^12

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example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.